help in fraction please?

Question

The local food bank distributes food to volunteer groups to help feed people. Last week they received 56 3/4 pounds of meat, 109 1/2 pounds of potatoes, and 42 1/5 pounds of fruit. They had to split this equally between 5 volunteer groups. How many pounds of food did each group receive?

4169/100 pounds
5123/100 pounds
141/4 pounds
379/8 pounds

Answer 1

Add all of the wseights together then divide by 5.

Answer 2

First of all use 20 as the lcd

56 3/4 = 56 15/20
1091/2=109 10/20
42 1/5= 42 4/20
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= 208 9/20 divide by 5

male 208 9/20 into 4169 /20 divide by 5
Invert and multiply 4169 / 20 *1/5= 4169/100 pounds

Answer 3

These people are stoned. What you need to do is turn each fraction into a decimal by dividing the numerator with the denominator, 3/4 is .75, 1/2 is .50, and 1/5 is .20. Now take these decimals and multiply them to their corresponding quantities.... 56 x .75, 109 x .50, and 42 x .20
Add all totals together and then divide by 5. Use a calculator.
Always change fractions to decimals when you are trying to find quantities. It's a lot easier.

Answer 4

56 3/4 = 227/4 or 1135/20
109 1/2 = 219/2 or 2190/20
42 1/5 = 211/5 or 844/20

Total = (1135+2190+844)/20 = 4169/20

Five equal shares = 4169/20 * 1/5 = 4169/100 pounds

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Answer 5

This is pretty easy if you know how to turn fractions into decimals and vice-versa

56.75 + 109.5 + 42.2 = 208.45

Now you divide by 5

208.45/5 = 41.69/1

now multiply by 100/100 to get 4169/1000

So it would be the first choice as the right answer

Answer 6

41 69/100

Answer 7

41 69/100 pounds

The total of all three is 208.45 = 56.75 + 109.5 + 42.20.

Divide that total by 5 gives you 41.69 or 41 69/100.