Question
Tony made a bag of trail mix with 1/2 cup of walnuts, 5/8 cup of dried pineapples, and 5/9 cup of sunflower seeds. About how much trail mix did Tony make?
Answers
Anonymous
8 * 9 = 72
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1/2 * 36/36 = 36/72
5/8 * 9/9 = 45 / 72
5/9 * 8/8 = 40/72
36 + 45 + 40 = 121 /72
121 / 72 - 72/72 = 49/72
so
1 49/72
about 1 2/3 which would be 1 48/72
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1/2 * 36/36 = 36/72
5/8 * 9/9 = 45 / 72
5/9 * 8/8 = 40/72
36 + 45 + 40 = 121 /72
121 / 72 - 72/72 = 49/72
so
1 49/72
about 1 2/3 which would be 1 48/72