Question

Use the model below to help you answer the question. *1 pointCharles used 1 cups of walnuts and 24 cups of cranberries to make breakfast bread. How many cups of walnutsand cranberries did he use in all?3 5/6 cups4 4/6 cups3 4/6 cups4 5/6 cups

Answer 1

Given:

Charles used

`=1(2)/(3)`

Cup of walnuts.

`=2(1)/(6)`

Cup of cranberries.

Sol:

`\begin{gathered} =1(2)/(3)+2(1)/(6) \\ =(3+2)/(3)+(12+1)/(6) \\ =(5)/(3)+(13)/(6) \\ =(10+13)/(6) \\ =(23)/(6) \end{gathered}`
`\begin{gathered} =(23)/(6) \\ =3(5)/(6) \end{gathered}`

So the answer is 3 5/6 cups.