We want to sum two mixed numbers.
The correct option is D: 11 1/4
A mixed number is a number that is separated into a whole part and a rational part.
Here we want to sum:
(8 3/4) + (2 1/2)
This can be written as:
8 + 3/4 + 2 + 1/2
Now we group the whole numbers and we group the rational numbers:
8 + 3/4 + 2 + 1/2 = (8 + 2) + (3/4 + 1/2) = 10 + (3/4 + 1/2).
To perform the sum of the rational numbers, we can write:
1/2 = 2/4
Then we have:
10 + (3/4 + 1/2) = 10 + (3/4 + 2/4) = 10 + 5/4 = 10 + 4/4 + 1/4 = 11 + 1/4
Then we can see that the correct option is D.
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