On a hot day, Zach poured 2 1/4 buckets of water into a plastic wading pool. A few minutes later he added another 1 3/8 buckets. How much water did Zach pour into the pool?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
Question
On a hot day, Zach poured 2 1/4 buckets of water into a plastic wading pool. A few minutes later he added another 1 3/8 buckets. How much water did Zach pour into the pool?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
Solution
To solve this problem, we need to add the two amounts of water that Zach poured into the pool.
First, let's convert the mixed numbers into improper fractions:
2 1/4 = 9/4 (because 24 + 1 = 9) 1 3/8 = 11/8 (because 18 + 3 = 11)
Now, let's add these two fractions. But before we do that, we need to make sure they have the same denominator:
9/4 + 11/8 = 18/8 + 11/8 = 29/8
So, Zach poured 29/8 buckets of water into the pool.
However, the question asks for the answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. So, let's convert this improper fraction back into a mixed number:
29 ÷ 8 = 3 R 5
So, 29/8 = 3 5/8
Therefore, Zach poured 3 5/8 buckets of water into the pool.
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