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enrico buys 3/8 pound of cheddar cheese and 4/8 pound swiss cheese how many cheese does enrico buy in all

User Aevitas
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Greetings!

Answer:

They buy
(7)/(8) of cheese.

Explanation:

When adding two fractions with the same denominator, you simply add the two numerators (numbers on top):


(3)/(8) + (4)/(8)  = (7)/(8)

So they buy
(7)/(8) of cheese.


Hope this helps!

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