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A chef bought 7 6/7 pounds of carrots. If he later bought another 7 1/9 pounds of carrots, what is the total weight of carrots he bought?

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Make them common denominators
6/7 = 54/63
1/9 = 7/63
54 + 7 = 61 /63
Then add:
7 + 7 = 14
Add fractions and whole numbers
14 + 61/63 =
The answer is 14 61/63
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