Question

Morgan uses 1/4 of her supply of rasins to make trail mix and 3/8 of her supply of rasins to make cookies if morgan uses 5 pounds of rasins how many pounds does she have total

Answer 1

8 pounds total

Explanation:

first calculate how much she used in total

1/4 + 3/8

need like denominators so multiply 1/4 by 2

2/8 + 3/8 = 5/8

so 5/8 of the total is 5 pounds, now find the total

if 5/8 = 5, then 8/8 = _8_