Elise Bought 2 3/5 Kg Of Apples, 3 1/2 Kg Of Orange, And 4 3/10 Kg Of Pears To Make Fruit Shake. How Many Kg Of Fruits Does Elise Buy?
Elise bought 2 3/5 kg of apples, 3 1/2 kg of orange, and 4 3/10 kg of pears to make fruit shake. How many kg of fruits does Elise buy?
Answer:
Elise bought 10 2/5 kg of fruits.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given: 2 3/5 kg of apples
3 1/2 kg of orange
4 3/10 kg of pears
Asked: How many kg of fruits does Elise buy?
Solution:
Since, the given are mixed numbers lets change it to improper fraction.
2 3/5 = 13/5
3 1/2 = 7/2
4 3/10 = 43/10
Now, we already have improper fraction lets find the LCD (least common denominator).
13 + 7 + 43 ; the LCD will be 10
5 2 10
= 26 + 35 + 43 ; In adding similar fractions, we will add the numerator
10 10 10 and copy the denominator
= 104 ; they are divisible by 2
10
= 52/ 5
= 10 2/5 kg
Therefore, Elise bought 10 2/5 kg of fruits.
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