Hi, you've asked an incomplete question. The full question reads;
Jeremy has 5/6 of a pound of rice. Sheila has 7/10 of a pound of rice. Which statement best describes the total amount of rice that Jeremy and Sheila have?
a. Together they have less than 1 pound of rice because each person has less than 1/2 of a pound of rice.
b. Together they have less than 1 pound of rice because each person has less than 1 pound of rice.
c. Together they have more than 1 pound of rice because each person has less than 1 pound of rice.
d. Together they have more than 1 pound of rice because each person has more than 1/2 of a pound of rice.
Answer:
d. Together they have more than 1 pound of rice because each person has more than 1/2 of a pound of rice.
Step-by-step explanation:
Indeed, we could simply find the solution by simply bearing in mind that half a unit is represented by 0.5 ([tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex]).
Hence, since we are told Jeremy has 5/6 (0.83), we can add it up with that of Sheila's 7/10 (0.7), which leads us to the conclusion they both have more than 1 pound of rice (0.83+0.7= 1.53 pounds of rice).
