Chad and his two friends are picking blueberries at a local farm. Chad picked 2 1/2 pounds of blueberries, and one of his friend

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3 years ago

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Chad and his two friends are picking blueberries at a local farm. Chad picked 2 1/2 pounds of blueberries, and one of his friend

s picked 1 3/8 pounds. If they ended up with a total of 5 1/4 pounds, how many pounds did Chad's other friend pick? Express your answer as a mixed number.

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2 answers:

xxMikexx [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-18T20:38:18+03:00

xxMikexx [17]3 years ago

6 0

1 3/8 was how many pounds Chad's other friend picked.

Anestetic [448] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-18T23:04:30+03:00

Anestetic [448]3 years ago

5 0

Number of pounds the other friend picked =

5 1/4 - 1 3/8 - 2 1/2

= 21/4 - 11/8 - 5/2 The LCD of 2, 4 and 8 is 8 so we have:-

= 42/8 - 11/8 - 20/ 8

= 11/8

= 1 3/8 pounds Answer