Jayla had a bake sale to raise money. At the end of the day, she had 2,1/4

Question

apple pie, 2/4
lemon pie, and 1,3/4
cherry pie left. Add these three amounts together to find out how much pie is left in total. Leave your answer as a mixed number. Use the drop-down boxes to choose your answer.

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Answer 1

To find out how much pie Jayla has left in total, we need to add the mixed numbers together.

1. First, let's convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions:

• For the apple pie: \(2 \frac{1}{4} = \frac{2 \times 4 + 1}{4} = \frac{8 + 1}{4} = \frac{9}{4}\)

• For the lemon pie: \( \frac{2}{4} = \frac{1}{2} = \frac{2}{4} \) (Already in fraction form)

• For the cherry pie: \(1 \frac{3}{4} = \frac{1 \times 4 + 3}{4} = \frac{4 + 3}{4} = \frac{7}{4}\)

2. Next, let's add the improper fractions:

\[ \frac{9}{4} + \frac{2}{4} + \frac{7}{4} = \frac{9 + 2 + 7}{4} = \frac{18}{4} \]

3. Now we can simplify \( \frac{18}{4} \):

\[ \frac{18 \div 2}{4 \div 2} = \frac{9}{2} \]

4. Convert \( \frac{9}{2} \) back to a mixed number:

\[ 9 \div 2 = 4 \text{ remainder } 1, \text{ so } \frac{9}{2} = 4 \frac{1}{2} \]

Therefore, Jayla has \( 4 \frac{1}{2} \) pies left.

Now, filling in the drop-down boxes:

Jayla has \( 4 \frac{1}{2} \) pie left.