For her famous seafood gumbo, Polly uses jumbo shrimp and blue crab. Her recipe calls for 3/5 of a pound of shrimp and 7 pounds of crab. How many total pounds of seafood does Polly use in all?

Question

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

pounds

Answer 1

To find the total weight of seafood used, we need to add the weight of the shrimp and the weight of the crab.

The weight of the shrimp is 3/5 of a pound.

The weight of the crab is 7 pounds.

Adding these together:

3/5 + 7 = 7 3/5

So, Polly uses 7 3/5 pounds of seafood in total.