Well, first you would add up the fruits.
You will have to convert all the fractions to improper fractions, get a common denominator, and simplify to one fraction.
Then multiply that by 1/5
Jim bought 3 1/2 pounds of apples, 2 3/4 pounds of oranges, 1 1/4 pounds of grapes, and 2 5/8 pounds of bananas. If Jim gives Bill 1/5 of the fruit, how many pounds of fruit will Bill receive?
This is a word problem for multiplication of fractions, and I don't even know where to begin with it.
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Get common denominator. Add them all up. Give Bill 1/5 by getting common denominator
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