Question

Mrs.Burkett has hauled 4 1/4 ton of gravel for a quarry jobsite. If she were to haul 6 5/8 tons more, then how much total gravel would she have been hauled at the jobsite?

Answer 1

Answer:

$10\frac{7}{8}$

Step-by-step explanation:

You simply add the fractions up!

First thing is that $\frac{1}{4} = \frac{2}{8}$ So we can write the fractions as:

$4\frac{2}{8} + 6\frac{5}{8}=4+6\frac{2+5}{8}=10\frac{7}{8}$ tons of gravel was hauled.

Answer 2

Answer:

7 7/8  ton of gravel

Step-by-step explanation:

Its pretty easy actually. All you need to do is add 4 1/4 and 6 5/8.

Let's simplify it and then make a common denominator! (It is 8)

5   x  2  =  10

4   x  2  =  8

Then add:

10  x  53   =  64

8        8         8

Then simplify! And you get

7  7/8

Hope this helped!  :)