Question

Luis went to the market and bought 1/2 kg of apples, 1/4 kg of pears, 1/8 kg of bananas. how much fruit did you buy in total?

Answer 1

You mean, how much fruit did Luis buy?

7/8 kg of fruits

Explanation:

1/4 = 2/8

1/2 = 4/8

1/8

2/8 + 4/8 + 1/8 = 7/8

Answer 2

You bought
`(7)/(8)` kg of fruits.

Explanation:

The key is to find the like fractions:

`(1)/(2) + (1)/(4) + (1)/(8) =\\\\(4)/(8) + (2)/(8) + (1)/(8) =(7)/(8)`