Question

Mark drank 3 2/5 cups of orange jucie in the morning and 2 1/5 cups in the afternoon. How much orange jucie did mark drink in all?

Answer 1

Solutions

1) Convert mixed fractions into improper fractions.


`(17)/(5)+ (11)/(5)`


`= ((17 * 5) + (11 * 5)) / (5 * 5)`


`= (85 + 55) / 25`


`= 140/25`


`= 28/5`


`5 (3)/(5)`