Question

For halloween, isabel recived 2 3/7 pound of candy in the first hour and another 4 3/8 pound the second hour. How much candy did she total?

Answer 1

Answer:

$6\frac{45}{56}$

Explanation:

First of all, let's rewrite the two packs of candies into improper fractions:

$2 \frac{3}{7}=\frac{2\cdot 7+3}{7}=\frac{17}{7}$

$4\frac{3}{8}=\frac{4\cdot 8+3}{8}=\frac{35}{8}$

So now we can calculate the total as the sum of the two fractions:

$\frac{17}{7}+\frac{35}{8}=\frac{17\cdot 8+35\cdot 7}{56}=\frac{136+245}{56}=\frac{381}{56}=6\frac{45}{56}$