Problema Solution
Stephanie sold 1 ½ pecks of tomatoes on Friday, 3 1/3 pecks on Saturday, and 2 ¼ pecks on Sunday. How many pecks of tomatoes did she sell during these three days?
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we need to add all the fractions to find the total:
1 1/2 + 3 1/3 + 2 1/4 = (2 + 1)/2 + (9 + 1)/3 + (8 + 1)/4 = 85/12 = 7 1/12
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Stephanie sold 7 1/12 pecks.