Question

the amount of rhubarb in the original is 3 1/2 cups using what you know of whole numbers and what you know of fractions explain how you could triple that mixed number

Answer 1

To triple this number, you can triple the whole number, triple the fraction, then add them together.

3*3=9
1/2*3=3/2 (or 1 1/2)

Add them together.

9+1 1/2= 10 1/2