Question

Mary ate 4 1/2 pears and Carmie ate 7 2/4 pears. If they finished all the pears in a box, how many pears were in the box?(1 point)
Responses

11
12

11 1/4


11 3/6

Answers

GPT 3.5
To find the total number of pears in the box, we need to add the number of pears Mary ate to the number of pears Carmie ate.
Mary ate 4 1/2 pears = 4 + 1/2 = 4.5 pears
Carmie ate 7 2/4 pears = 7 + 1/2 = 7.5 pears
Total number of pears = 4.5 + 7.5 = 12
Therefore, there were 12 pears in the box.