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?(1 point)

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11 1/4
11

11 3/6

Answer 1

To find the total number of pears in the box, we need to add the number of pears Mary ate to the number of pears Carmie ate.

4 1/2 + 7 2/4

First, we need to convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions:

4 1/2 = 9/2
7 2/4 = 14/4

Now, we add the fractions:

9/2 + 14/4 = (9*4 + 14*2) / (2*4) = (36 + 28) / 8 = 64 / 8

Finally, we simplify the fraction:

64 / 8 = 8

So, there were 8 pears in the box.