Question

Daja is packing her backpack for school. Her textbook weighs 1 ¼ pounds. Her notebooks weigh ¼ pound. Her other supplies weigh ¾ pounds. How much do the contents of Daja’s backpack weigh?

Answer 1

[I Put the fractions in to decimals!!]

Answer: 2 ¼

Expansion: You would do 1.25+.25+ .75 and that would equal 2.25 OR 2 ¼

Answer 2

Answer:

2 1/4 or 2.25

Step-by-step explanation:

1 1/4 + 1/4 = 1 2/4

1 2/4 + 3/4 = 2 1/4