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Henry wanted to make two bakery items. One recipe called for 1 1/4 cup of sugar and the other for 2/3 cup of sugar. How much sugar does he need?

A. 1 11/12
B. 1 1/12
C. 1 3/7
D. 1 1/4

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He needs sum of those two amount of sugar.

1 1/4 + 2/ 3 = 5/4 + 2/3 = (15 + 8)/12 = 23/12 or if we split it we have 1 whole cup and 11/12 remaining.

The answer is: 1 11/12
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