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5)A chef has 3 1/16

pounds of flour in his kitchen. He buys

another 6 1/2
pounds of flour. How much flour does he

have in all?

User SugaKookie
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Answer:

the chef has 9 9/16 pounds of flour

User Lucky Soni
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Answer:

9 9/16

Explanation:

The first step is to find the LCD of 16 and 2

It is 16, and you can multiply the 6 1/2 by 8 which equals 6 8/16

Then you add

3 1/16 + 6 8/16 is equal to 9 9/16, which is your answer.

Hope this helped

Sorry if it's wrong

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