document.write( "Question 1207454: Candy comes in 3 and 1/2 pound bags. At a class party, the boys in the class ate 2 and 1/4 bags of candy and the girls in the class ate 1 and 1/3 bags of candy. How many pounds of candy did the class eat? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "    3\"1%2F2\" * 2\"1%2F4\" + 3\"1%2F2\" * 1\"1%2F3\" = \"%287%2F2%29%2A%289%2F4%29\" + \"%287%2F2%29%2A%284%2F3%29\" = \"63%2F8\" + \"28%2F6\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write it with the common denominator 24\r\n" );
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document.write( "    \"63%2F8\" + \"28%2F6\" = \"%2863%2A3%29%2F24\" + \"%2828%2A4%29%2F24\" = \"%2863%2A3%2B28%2A4%29%2F24\" = \"301%2F24\" = 12\"13%2F24\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The class eats  12\"13%2F24\" pounds of candies.\r\n" );
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