Question

Walter drank 8 6/8 cups of orange juice in the morning and 4 7/8 cups in the afternoon . How much orange juice did Walter drink in all .

Answer 1

morning: 8 6/8 cups

afternoon : 4 7/8 cups

Add both

First, express the mixed number as fractions:

8 6/8 = (8x8+6)/8 = 70/8 = 35/4

4 7/8 = (8x4+7)/8 = 39/8

Then, add:

35/4+ 39/8

Multiply the first fraction by 2/2 to obtain the same denominators.

70/8 +39/8 = (70+39) /8 = 109/8 = 13 5/8