regina bought 3 1/2 pounds of oranges and 4 3/4 pounds of peaches if she used all but 1 1/8 pounds of fruit how much is in the fruit salad

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Peter Yang

18 August, 21:40

regina bought 3 1/2 pounds of oranges and 4 3/4 pounds of peaches if she used all but 1 1/8 pounds of fruit how much is in the fruit salad

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Douglas Dudley · Answer 1

8 1/8 pounds of fruit were used in the fruit salad

Step-by-step explanation:

3 1/2+3/4

=7/2+3/4

= (2/2) 7/2+3/4

=14/4+3/4

=17/4

=17/4-1 1/8

=17/4-9/8

= (2/2) 17/4-9/8

=34/8-9/8

=25/8

=8 1/8