Asked by LARA

lf you added a fifth of one and a quarter to one and a quarter, what would the answer be ? .....

The answers is 1 1/2

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0.2 + 0.25 + 0.75 = 1.20 or 1 1/5 ????

0.2 + 0.75 + 1 + 0.25 = 2.20 ???

Please help!

Answers

Answered by Jai
fifth of one and a quarter:
(1/5)*(1 1/4)
= (1/5)*(5/4)
= 1/4
one and a quarter:
1 1/4
= 5/4

adding them,
1/4 + 5/4
= 6/4
= 3/2
= 1 1/2

Hope this helps :)
Answered by Steve
or, going at it from another way,
1/5 + 1 = 6/5
(6/5)(5/4) = 6/4 = 1 1/2
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