Elana bought three bags of dried fruit that weighed 1 7/10 3 1/4 and 2 3/5 about how many fruit did she buy
6
7
10
8
6?
1.7 + 3.25 + 2.6 = ?
Yes.
How did you come up with the numbers? Division?
Yes. 7/10 = 0.7
To find out approximately how many fruits Elana bought, you need to add up the fractions of the weights of the three bags and convert the sum to a whole number.
First, let's convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions:
1 7/10 = (1 x 10 + 7) / 10 = 17/10
3 1/4 = (3 x 4 + 1) / 4 = 13/4
2 3/5 = (2 x 5 + 3) / 5 = 13/5
Next, add up the fractions:
17/10 + 13/4 + 13/5
To add fractions with different denominators, you must find a common denominator.
The least common multiple (LCM) of 10, 4, and 5 is 20.
So, we can rewrite the fractions with the common denominator of 20:
34/20 + 65/20 + 52/20
Now, add the numerators of the fractions:
34 + 65 + 52 = 151
Therefore, Elana bought approximately 151 dried fruits.
Out of the given options, none of them match the answer of 151.