what is 4 different mixed decimals that equal 11 wholes

Question

write  4 different mixed decimals  that equal 11 wholes

Answer 1

ANSWER: There are an infinite number of answers. One possible answer is 3.5+1.2+2.4+3.9=11. The explanation of how I arrived at this follows:

 

A mixed decimal is a whole number followed by a fractional part so an example would be 3.4 or 2.5. To get 4 different mixed decimals that sum to 11 follow these steps:

 

1. Start with 11 and subtract any mixed decimal from 11 that is smaller than 11. So I will subtract 3.5

    11-3.5=7.5

2. Take the 7.5 from the last step and subtract another mixed decimal from 7.5 that is smaller than 7.5. I will subtract         1.2

    7.5-1.2=6.3

3. Take the 6.3 and subtract another mixed decimal from 6.3 that is smaller than 6.3. I will subtract 2.4

    6.3-2.4=3.9

4. Now I take all of the numbers that I subtracted and add them together along with the 3.9 that was left over and I get       3.5+1.2+2.4+3.9=11

 

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