Fred went to catch a minimun of 2 pounds of fish.He caught 5/16 pounds.He caught another fish that was 7/8 pounds.How many pound

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2 years ago

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s of fish did he catch so far? What shoud be the minimun weight of the third fish so that he can catch at least 2 pounds of fish in total?

2 answers:

Vinvika [58] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-07T12:17:15+03:00

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Answer:

1 3/16

Step-by-step explanation:

5/16 + (7/8= 14/16)

14/16 + 5/16= 19/16

16/16 = 1

3 LEFT OVER

1 3/16

katrin [286] · Answer 2 · 2022-09-07T13:40:17+03:00

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Answer:

He caught 1 3/16 pounds of fish.

Minimum weight = 13/16 pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

So far he caught 5/16 + 7/8

= 5/16 + 14/16 = 19/16

= 1 3/16 pounds.

Minimum wight of the third fish = 2 - 1 3/16

= 32/16 - 19/16

= 13/16 pounds.