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A cook poured 5 3/8 cups of water in a pot. Then he added another 2 1/2 cups of water to the pot. How much water is in the pot now? 7 7/8 cups 7 1/4 cups 2 7/8 cups 3 2/16 cups

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7 7/8

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Answer:

7 7/8

Explanation:

add the whole numbers 5+2 which is 7.

now add 3/8 to a 1/2. you need to have a common denominator for both so multiply 1/2 by 4. this would be 4/8. 4/8 plus 3/8 is 7/8.

put the numbers back together to get 7 7/8

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