Question

regina bought fruit for her family. she bought 3 1/2 pounds of oranges and 4 and 3/4 pounds of peaches. if she used all bit 1 3/8 pounds of fruit in a fruit salad, how much fruit was in the fruit salad? use number and symbols to write an equation that represents the problem.

Answer 1

First, you would have to combine 3 1/2 and 4 3/4 pounds. That would be 8 and 1/4 lbs. If she used all but 1 3/8 lbs, you would have to do 8 1/4 minus 1 3/8. That means she used 7 1/8 lbs of fruit. 

The equation would be 3/ 12 + 4 3/4 = 8 1/4 - 1/38 = 7 1/8.

Answer 2

Answer: 3 1/2 + 4 3/4 = x +  1 3/8

There was 6 7/8 pounds of fruit in the salad.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hi to answer this question we have to write an equation:

She bought 3 1/2 pounds of oranges and 4 and 3/4 pounds of peaches. Adding both quantities is equal to the amount of fruit used in the salad (x) plus the amount of fruit left.

Mathematically speaking:

3 1/2 + 4 3/4 = x + 1 3/8  

Solving for x:

3 2/4 + 4 3/4 = x+ 1 3/8

7 5/4 =x + 1 3/8

7 5/4 - 1 3/8 =x

7 10/8- 1 3/8 =x

6 7/8 =x