The amount of pounds of vegetables that is more than that of the fruits bought, as an improper fraction, is: 11/8.
An improper fraction is written as a/b, where "a" and "b" are integers, the numerator, "a" is greater than the denominator, "b".
Pounds of vegetables = 4 7/8 pounds
Pounds of fruit = 3 ½ pounds
The amount of pounds of vegetables that is more than fruit bought by Mike = 4 7/8 - 3 1/2
Change to mixed fractions
39/8 - 7/2
= (39 - 28)/8
= 11/8
Thus, the amount of pounds of vegetables that is more than that of the fruits bought, as an improper fraction, is: 11/8.
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