Marlene decided to buy 2 bags of apples weighing 3 1/4 pounds each, instead of 3 bags weighing 2 2/5 pounds each. Did she end up with more apples or fewer apples by buying the bigger bags?
To find the total weight of 2 bags of apples weighing 3 and 1/4 pounds, multiply.
Answer Choices: 5 1/4, 5 1/2, 6 1/4, 6 1/2.
To find the total weight of 3 bags weighing 2 and 2/5 pounds, multiply.
Answer Choices: 5 2/5, 6 2/5, 7 1/5, 7 2/5.
She ended up purchasing [fewer, more, the same amount of,] apples by buying the bigger bags.
SHORT QUESTION (answer if you are too lazy to rad all of this lol like me): Multiply 3 and 1/4 times 2, Multiply 2 and 2/5 times 3. Thanks <3
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