Jamie bought 4 1/4pounds of peaches.She used 1/3 of that amount to make jam and 1/2 of that to make cobbler. How many pounds of peaches did Jamie use to make jam?
4 1/4 lbs x 1/3 = 17/4 x 1/3 = 17 /12 = 1 5/12 pounds of peaches to make jam.