PLEASE HELP!

Following the Baltimore Running Festival in 2009, volunteers collected and recycled 3.75 tons of trash. How can you write 3.75 as a mixed number in simplest form?

A) 3 1/2
B) 3 2/3
C) 3 3/4
D) 15/4

Respuesta :

.75 = 3/4
3.75 = 3 + 3/4

Therefore, the answer is C.

Answer:

C) [tex]3\frac{3}{4}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Volunteers collected and recycled 3.75 tons of trash.

We need to convert 3.75 as a mixed number.

The mixed number consists of a whole number and an proper fraction.

In the given number 3.75, 3 as whole number and convert 0.75 to a fraction.

3.75 = 3 + 0.75

= 3 + [tex]\frac{75}{100}[/tex]

We can reduce the fraction [tex]\frac{75}{100}[/tex]

= 3 + [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex]

= [tex]3\frac{3}{4}[/tex]

So, the answer is C) [tex]3\frac{3}{4}[/tex]