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1 July, 18:35

Sara works for a movie theater and sells candy by the pound. Her first customer bought 1 1/3 pounds of candy, the second bought 3/4 of a pound, and the third bought 4/5 of a pound. How many pounds did she sell to the first three customers?

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  1. 1 July, 18:45
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    Answer:2 and 53/60 pounds of candy

    Step-by-step explanation:

    1 1/3 = 4/3, so X = 4/3 + 3/4 + 4/5

    You want the a common denmenator to add the fractions together. An easy was to do that is to multiply all the denominators together 3x4x5 = 60

    for 4/3, 60/3 is 20, so the numerator is 4x20 to get 80/60

    for 3/4, 60/4 is 15, so the numertor is 3x15 to get 45/60

    for 4/5, 60/5 is 12, so the numerator is 4x12 to get 48/60

    80/60 + 45/60 + 48/60 = 173/60 or simplified to 2 53/60

    So she sold 2 and 53/60 pounds
  2. 1 July, 20:04
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    19 pounds and 12 ounces
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