Answer :
Final answer:
When combined, Vincent and Steve will bring a total of 7 3/4 kilos of rice for their breakfast fellowship, as calculated by converting mixed numbers to improper fractions, adding them, and then converting back to a mixed number.
Explanation:
The question requires adding two amounts of rice that Vincent and Steve need to bring for their breakfast fellowship.
Steve needs to bring 3 1/4 kilos of rice, and Vincent needs to bring 4 1/2 kilos of rice.
To calculate the total amount of rice, we convert the mixed numbers into improper fractions.
For Steve's portion, 3 1/4 becomes 13/4 kilos and for Vincent's portion, 4 1/2 becomes 9/2 kilos.
Adding these two amounts gives us:
(13/4) + (9/2) = (13/4) + (18/4) = (31/4) kilos
Converting the improper fraction back into a mixed number, we get:
(31/4) kilos = 7 3/4 kilos of rice.
Therefore, when combined, Vincent and Steve will bring 7 3/4 kilos of rice for their fellowship.
