The food collected on first day,
[tex]\begin{gathered} 3\frac{2}{3} \\ =\frac{3\times3+2}{3} \\ =\frac{9+2}{3} \\ =\frac{11}{3} \end{gathered}[/tex]The food collected on second day,
[tex]\begin{gathered} 4\frac{1}{4} \\ =\frac{4\times4+1}{4} \\ =\frac{16+1}{4} \\ =\frac{17}{4} \end{gathered}[/tex]The total amount of food collected can be calculated as,
[tex]\begin{gathered} T=\frac{11}{3}+\frac{17}{4} \\ =\frac{11\times4+17\times3}{3\times4} \\ =\frac{44+51}{12} \\ =\frac{95}{12} \\ =7\frac{11}{12} \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore, the total amount of food collected so far is 7 11/12 pounds.
