Question

Henry is making a recipe for biscuits.A recipe calls for 5/10 kilogram flour and 9/10 kilogram sugar.If henry measures correctly and combines the two amounts,how much flour and sugar will he have. Show your work

Answer 1

Answer:
`(14)/(10)\ kg`

Explanation:

Given

Henry has
`(5)/(10)\ kg` of flour and
`(9)/(10)\ kg` of sugar

If henry added the two amounts, the net weight of the two is

`\Rightarrow W_(net)=(5)/(10)+(9)/(10)\\\\\Rightarrow W_(net)=(5+9)/(10)=(14)/(10)\ kg\ \text{or}\ (7)/(5)\ kg`