Question

At a birthday party, guests ate 452 plates ofchocolate cupcakes and 2/3 plates of cherrycupcakes. How many did the guests eat altogether?If 5 plates of chocolate cupcakes and 5 plates ofcherry were made, how much of each are left?

Answer 1

Given

`\begin{gathered} \text{Ate 4}(5)/(12)\text{Plates of chocolate cupcakes} \\ \text{And} \\ \text{Ate 2}(1)/(3)\text{plates of cherry} \end{gathered}`

We are to add them together to know the total

`4(5)/(12)+2(1)/(3)=6(5+4)/(12)=6(9)/(12)=6(3)/(4)`

The final answer

`6(3)/(4)`