joe draws a line segment 2 1/4 inches long. then he makes the line segment 1 1/2 inches longer. how long is the line segment now?

3 answers

2 1/4 + 1 1/2=

2 1/4 + 1 2/4=

2+1 + (1/4+2/4)

3+3/4=

3 3/4 expressed as a improper fraction=

3*4 + 3 / 4

= 15/4

So the answer is 15/4, 3 3/4
2 1/4 + 1 2/4 = 3 3/4
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