mary ate 4 1/2 pears and carmie ate 7 2/4 pears . if they finshed all the pears in a box, how many pears were in the box.

11 pears
11 1/2 pears
11 1/4 pears
12 pears

1 answer

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

Mary ate 4 1/2 pears, which is equivalent to 4 + 1/2 = 4.5 pears.

Carmie ate 7 2/4 pears, which is equivalent to 7 + 2/4 = 7.5 pears.

Therefore, the total number of pears in the box is 4.5 + 7.5 = 12 pears.

So, the correct answer is 12 pears.