Question

Your group of friends helped to pack and ship 12 1/8 pounds of food for the food bank. Another group in your class packed and shipped 3/4 of what you did. How many pounds did they pack and ship?

Answer 1

Answer:

The group of friends helped to pack and ship 12 1/8 pounds of food for the food bank. Another group in the class packed and shipped 3/4 of what first group did. So total pounds did they pack and ship -

$= 12 \frac{1}{8} + \frac{3}{4} \times 12 \frac{1}{8}$

$= \frac{97}{8} + \frac{3}{4} \times \frac{97}{8}$

$= \frac{97}{8} \times \frac{7}{4}$

$= \frac{679}{32} \: pounds$

= 21.21875 pounds