Marcus has 4 3/5 pounds of cornmeal in a container. He also has a box with 1.5 pound of cornmeal in it. If he pours half the cornmeal from the box into the container, how much cornmeal will be in the container?

Solution:

4(3/5)=4.6

4.6+1.5/2 = 5.35

So 5.35 pounds cornmeal will be in the container