Question

Chad and his two friends are picking blueberries at a local farm. Chad picked 2 1/2 pounds of blueberries, and one of his friends picked 1 3/8 pounds. If they ended up with a total of 5 1/4 pounds, how many pounds did Chad's other friend pick? Express your answer as a mixed number.

Answer 1

2 1/2 = 4/8
2 4/8+1 3/8= 3 7/8
answer:3 7/8

Answer 2

Answer:

The Chad's friend picked $2\frac{3}{8}$ pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

First the equation to find the pounds picked by Chad´s friend (x):

$2\frac{1}{2} +1\frac{3}{8} +x=5\frac{1}{4}$

To solve the problem we have to put all the fractions with the same denominator (8) and reorganize the equation:

$x=5\frac{2}{8} -2\frac{4}{8} -1\frac{3}{8}$

Now when can do the operations of sum and subtraction:

$x=2\frac{3}{8}$

The Chad's friend picked $2\frac{3}{8}$ pounds.