Mary ate 4/12 pears and Carmie ate 7/24 pears. If they finished all the pears in a box, how many pears were in the box?(1 point)
Responses
11 1/4
11 Start Fraction 1 over 4 End Fraction
12
12
11
11
11 3/6
11 Start Fraction 3 over 6 End Fraction
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NO 4 1/2 + 7 2/4 = 12
thx
4/12 + 7/24 = 15/24
not a choice, so I guess you still can't type fractions.
To find the total number of pears in the box, we need to add the fractions of pears that Mary and Carmie ate.
Mary ate 4/12 of the pears, and Carmie ate 7/24 of the pears.
We need to find a common denominator to add these fractions together, which is the least common multiple of 12 and 24, which is 24.
To convert 4/12 to a fraction with a denominator of 24, we can multiply both the numerator and denominator by 2: (4/12) * (2/2) = 8/24.
Now we can add the fractions together: 8/24 + 7/24 = 15/24.
Since the fraction is already simplified, the total number of pears in the box is 15.
To find out how many pears were in the box, we need to add the fractions Mary and Carmie ate.
Mary ate 4/12 pears.
Carmie ate 7/24 pears.
To add these fractions, we need to find a common denominator. The least common multiple (LCM) of 12 and 24 is 24.
Let's convert 4/12 to an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 24. Multiply the numerator and denominator of 4/12 by 2:
4/12 = 8/24
Now, we can add the fractions:
8/24 + 7/24 = 15/24
Therefore, Mary and Carmie ate a total of 15/24 pears.
To simplify this fraction, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 3:
15/24 Γ· 3/3 = 5/8
So, Mary and Carmie ate a total of 5/8 pears.
Since they finished all the pears in the box, the remaining fraction of pears is 0. Therefore, the total number of pears in the box is 1.
The correct answer is:
1