Question

Madison buys 2 3/5 pounds of meat. Her neighbor buys 3/4 pound more meat than Madison. How many pounds of meat do they buy altogether?

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Ms. Sue
Anna/Rakesh/Jordan -- please use the same name for your posts.

2.4 + (2.4 + 0.75) = ?

Anna
Can you please explain how you got 2.4 and we'll keep the posts under Jordan's name. Thank yOU!!!
Ms. Sue
It's easier to use decimals than fractions.

Divide the numerator by the denominator.

3/5 = 0.4
2 3/5 = 2.4

Madison Dreyer
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Alexx
I mean idk but ms.sue is helpful

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