Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Roadster's Paving Company

Roadster's Paving Company used 6   1/4 tons of cement to pave Candice's street and 1   1/4 tons of cement to pave Mika's street. 

How much cement did Roadster's Paving Company use in all?

Answer the question in the comments section below.  Make sure to EXPLAIN the steps you took to find your answer.

4 comments:

  1. Roadster's paving company use 7 2/4 tons of tar.I know this because 1/4 + 1/4 = 2/4 then i add 6 + 1 = 7 so my answer i got is 7 2/4

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  2. and then i got 1/2 instead of 2/4

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  3. 7 1/2 because i know that 1 + 6 = 7 and 1/4 + 1/4 = 2/4 and you can simplify 2/4 to 1/2 so your answer is 7 1/2

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  4. you do 6 1/4 plus 1 1/4 the common denominater is 4 that gets u 2/4 then simplyfi u get 1/2 then u add 1 plus 2 equals 3 and you get 3 1/2

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