Total weight of three items is 2.875 pounds
Solution:
Given that,
Maya is packing her backpack for hike
From given,
[tex]pound\ bag\ of\ trail\ mix = \frac{1}{2}\ pounds[/tex]
[tex]water\ bottle = 2\frac{1}{8}\ pounds = \frac{17}{8}\ pounds\\\\flashlight = \frac{1}{4}\ pounds[/tex]
How much weight do these three items add to her backpack?
Add all these together
[tex]Total\ weight = \frac{1}{2} + \frac{17}{8} + \frac{1}{4}\\\\Total\ weight = \frac{1 \times 4}{2 \times 4} + \frac{17}{8} + \frac{1 \times 2}{4 \times 2}\\\\Total\ weight = \frac{4}{8} + \frac{17}{8} + \frac{2}{8}\\\\Total\ weight = \frac{23}{8} = 2.875[/tex]
Thus total weight of three items is 2.875 pounds
