PLEASE BE QUICK! Sonia planted 5 1/4 rows of pea plants in her garden, she then decided to plant 2 1/2 more rows of pea plants. How many rows of pea plants did Sonia plant in all?
Answers
Answer:
7 ¾ is the correct answer.
Answer:
7 3/4
Step-by-step explanation:
Rewriting our equation with parts separated:
= 5 + 1/4 + 2 + 1/2
Solving the whole numbers part:
5 + 2 = 7
Solving the fractions part:
1/4 + 1/2 = ?
Find the LCD (least common denominator) of 1/4 and 1/2 and rewrite to solve with the equivalent fractions. :
LCD = 4
1/4 + 2/4 = 3/4
Combining the whole and fraction parts:
7 + 3/4 = 7 3/4
ANOTHER WAY TO EXPLAIN:
First Step:
Convert any mixed numbers to fractions. Then you initial equation becomes:
21/4 + 5/2
Next:
Applying the fractions formula for addition:
(21 * 2) + (5 * 4)
_____________
4 * 2
equals ^^^^^
42 + 20
_______
8
equals ^^^^^^^
62
_______
8
Then:
Simplifying 62/8 the awnser is:
7 3/4
star thing also * * * means multiplication
fraction also the / / / means its a fraction
a number in front of the the fraction is the whole number for example 6 3/5 the 6 would be the whole number
the go up or above is this ^ ^ ^ ^ which means above
I hope this could help you!! god bless!! - Natalia