Question 1208322
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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. How many pounds of candy did the class eat? 
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      2{{{1/4}}} * 3{{{1/2}}} + 1{{{1/3}}} * 3{{{1/2}}} = {{{(9/4)*(7/2)}}} + {{{(4/3)*(7/2)}}} = {{{63/8}}} + {{{28/6}}} = {{{(63*3)/24}}} + {{{(28*4)/24}}} =

    = {{{(63*3+28*4)/24}}} = {{{301/24}}} = 12.542 pounds  (rounded).    <U>ANSWER</U>
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