Oswaldo is cooking a big dinner. He buys 30\dfrac{1}{2}30 2 1 30, start fraction, 1, divided by, 2, end fraction ounces of sweet potatoes, 13\dfrac{1}{4}13 4 1 13, start fraction, 1, divided by, 4, end fraction ounces of asparagus and 20\dfrac{1}{4}20 4 1 20, start fraction, 1, divided by, 4, end fraction ounces of squash. How many pounds of vegetables did Oswaldo buy altogether?
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Given:
Oswaldo bought certain ounces of vegetable:
Sweet potatoes ⇒
Asparagus ⇒
Squash ⇒
To find:
Pounds of vegetables bought by Oswaldo altogether
Solution:
Total ounces of vegetables bought by Oswaldo is,
=
L.C.M. of the denominators 2, 4 & 4 is 4
=
=
= 64 ounces
Now, we know that ⇒ 1 ounce = 0.0625 pound
∴ 64 ounces = 64 × 0.0625 = 4 pounds
Thus, Oswaldo altogether bought 4 pounds of vegetables.
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