Question

Maura added 5/8 of a cup of walnuts to a batch of trail mix. Later, she added 3/4 of a cup of almonds. How many cups of nuts did Maura put in the trail mix in all? Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. cups

Answer 1

1 3/8 cups

Explanation:

the equation is 5/8 + 3/4

to figure it out we need the same denominator, we'll be choosing 8

3 (x2)/ 4 (x2) = 6/8

you would have to multiply 2 both on the top and bottem

then you would have to add

5/8 + 6/8 = 11/8

then make that into a whole fraction

11/8 = 1 3/8