Mary ate 4 1/2 pears and Carmie ate 7 2/4 pears. If they finished all the pears in a box, how many pears were in the box? Responses:

11
11 3/6
12
11/14

1 answer

To find the total number of pears, we add the number of pears Mary ate and the number of pears Carmie ate.
Mary = 4 1/2 = 4 + 1/2 = 4.5 pears
Carmie = 7 2/4 = 7 + 1/2 = 7.5 pears
Total = 4.5 + 7.5 = 12 pears

The correct answer is 12.