Answer: 8⁷/₂₄ pounds of beans.
Explanation:
First convert both fractions to improper fractions.
4 ⁵/₈ = 37/8
3²/₃ = 11/3
Find the lowest common multiple of 3 and 8 which is 24.
Use 24 as the denominator and add the fractions by multiplying the numerator by the result you get from dividing 24 by the denominator:
[tex]= \frac{111 + 88}{24} \\\\= \frac{199}{24} \\\\= 8\frac{7}{24} pounds of beans[/tex]
