Madison buys 2 3/5 pounds of meat. Her neighbor buys 3/4 pound more meat than Madison. How many pounds of meat do they buy altogether?

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Anna/Rakesh/Jordan -- please use the same name for your posts.

2.4 + (2.4 + 0.75) = ?
Can you please explain how you got 2.4 and we'll keep the posts under Jordan's name. Thank yOU!!!
It's easier to use decimals than fractions.

Divide the numerator by the denominator.

3/5 = 0.4
2 3/5 = 2.4
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