Joe was making mixed nuts. He used 2 1/4 pounds of pecans and 3 1/5 pounds of cashews. How many pounds of mixed nuts did Joe make?

Question

Joe was making mixed nuts. He used 2 1/4 pounds of pecans and 3 1/5 pounds of cashews. How many pounds of mixed nuts did Joe make?

A.5 17/40
B.5 2/9
C.5 1/3
D.5 9/12

thats the question

okay
whole numbers 2 + 3 = 5
1 + 1 = 2 4 + 5 = 9

5 2/9 and thats how i did the quick check this is one of the quiz questions is it correct or not?

Answer 1

Yes, your answer of 5 2/9 is correct. To add mixed numbers, you first add the whole numbers and then add the fractions separately. In this case, 2 + 3 = 5 and 1/4 + 1/5 = 9/20. So the final answer is 5 9/20, which can be simplified to 5 2/9.