The total number of pears eaten by Mary and Carmie is 4 1/2 + 7 2/4 = 11.5 pears. Since they finished all the pears in the box, there were 11 pears in the box.
Therefore, the correct answer is 11.
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
12
12
1136
11 Start Fraction 3 over 6 End Fraction
1114
11 Start Fraction 1 over 4 End Fraction
11
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