Question

For his famous seafood gumbo, Tess uses jumbo shrimp and blue crab. Her recipe calls for 7/8 of a pound of shrimp and 3/8 of a pound of crab. How many total pounds of seafood does Tess use in all?

Answer 1

She would use a total of 10/8 pounds as a improper fraction, or 1 2/8 as a mixed number.