Michaela caught 3 fish, which weigh a total 19 1/2 pounds. One fish weighs 7 5/8 pounds and another weighs 5 3/4 pounds. How muc

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Arisa [49]

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Michaela caught 3 fish, which weigh a total 19 1/2 pounds. One fish weighs 7 5/8 pounds and another weighs 5 3/4 pounds. How muc

h does the third fish weigh?

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Alex777 [14] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-21T09:56:40+03:00

Alex777 [14]4 years ago

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6 and 1/8. Tell me if you would like to see my equation.

algol13 · Answer 2 · 2021-11-21T08:55:23+03:00

algol134 years ago

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Find a common denominator for 2,4,8. Which is 8. Change the fractions to new ones.

1) 19 4/8= 156/8 Then add the second. 2) 7 5/8= 61/8 one and the third
3) 5 6/8= 46/8 one. Which is

15/8. Then, subtract your answer and the first one. You get 141. Simplify. 17 5/8