Question

Mary ate 4 1/2 pears and Carmie ate 7 2/4 pears. If they finished all the pears in a box, how many pears were in the box?

12
11 1/4
11 3/6
11

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To find the total number of pears, you need to add the number of pears Mary ate and the number of pears Carmie ate.

Mary: 4 1/2 pears = 9/2 pears
Carmie: 7 2/4 pears = 15/4 pears

Total: 9/2 + 15/4

To add these fractions, you need to find a common denominator.

The least common multiple of 2 and 4 is 4.
5/2 can be converted to 10/4.

9/2 + 15/4 = 10/4 + 15/4 = 25/4

The total number of pears in the box is 25/4, or 6 1/4.

Therefore, there were 11 1/4 pears in the box.

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

To find out how many pears were in the box, we need to add the number of pears Mary ate and the number of pears Carmie ate.

Mary ate 4 1/2 pears, which is the same as 4 + 1/2 = 4.5 pears.
Carmie ate 7 2/4 pears, which is the same as 7 + 2/4 = 7.5 pears.

Adding these two amounts together, we get:
4.5 + 7.5 = 12

Therefore, there were 12 pears in the box.

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To find out how many pears were in the box, we need to add the number of pears that Mary and Carmie ate.

Mary ate 4 1/2 pears, which is equivalent to 4 + 1/2 = 4.5 pears.

Carmie ate 7 2/4 pears, which is equivalent to 7 + 2/4 = 7.5 pears.

Now, let's add the number of pears Mary and Carmie ate: 4.5 + 7.5 = 12.

Therefore, there were 12 pears in the box.