Question

Aneeta bought $3\frac{3}{4}$ kg apples and $4\frac{1}{2}$ kg guava. What is the total weight of fruits purchased by her?

Answer 1

Total weight of fruits bought by Aneeta = $\left(3\frac{3}{4}+4\frac{1}{2}\right)\mathrm{kg}$
Now, we have:

$3\frac{3}{4}+4\frac{1}{2}=\frac{15}{4}+\frac{9}{2}$

$=\frac{15+18}{4}$[∵ LCM of 2 and 4 = 4]

$=\frac{15+18}{4}=\frac{33}{4}=8\frac{1}{4}$

Hence, the total weight of the fruits purchased by Aneeta is $8\frac{1}{4}\mathrm{kg}$.