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?

Question

11 1/4
11
12
11 3/6

Answer 1

To find the total number of pears, we need to add the number of pears Mary ate to the number of pears Carmie ate.

Mary ate 4 1/2 pears and Carmie ate 7 2/4 pears.

Simplifying the fractions, we have 4 1/2 = 4.5 and 7 2/4 = 7.5.

Adding these two numbers together: 4.5 + 7.5 = 12.

Therefore, there were 12 pears in the box. The answer is 12.