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Kayla is baking cupcakes. She needs 2 3 4cups of white sugar and 1 5 6 cups of brown sugar. How much sugar is in Kayla's cupcakes?

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Kayla is baking cupcakes. She needs 2 3/4cups of white sugar and 1 5/6 cups of brown sugar. How much sugar is in Kayla's cupcakes?

Answer:

4 5/12 Cups of sugar

Explanation:

She needs 2 3/4cups of white sugar and 1 5/6 cups of brown sugar.

The amount of sugar is in Kayla's cupcakes is calculated as:

White sugar + Brown Sugar

= 2 3/4 cups + 1 5/6 cups

2+ 1 + [ 3/4 + 5/6]

Lowes Common Denominator = 12

3 + [9 +10/12]

3 + 19/12

3 + 1 5/12

= 4 5/12 Cups of sugar

Therefore, 4 5/12 Cups of sugar is in Kayla's cupcakes.

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