Question

noah picked 3 kg of cherries. mai picked half as many cherries as noah. how many total kg of cherries did mai and noah pick? (lesson 4-4) a) $3 + \frac{1}{2}$ b) $3 - \frac{1}{2}$ c) $(1 + \frac{1}{2}) \cdot 3$ d) $1 + \frac{1}{2} \cdot 3$

Explanation:

Step1: Find Mai's cherries

Mai picked half of Noah's 3 kg, so Mai's cherries: $\frac{1}{2} \cdot 3$ kg.

Step2: Total cherries

Total = Noah's + Mai's = $3 + \frac{1}{2} \cdot 3$. Factor out 3: $(1 + \frac{1}{2}) \cdot 3$.

Answer:

C) $\boldsymbol{(1 + \frac{1}{2}) \cdot 3}$