Question

Jason is making a fruit salad. He mixes in 3 1/4 cups of orange melon and 2 2/3 cups of green melon. How many cups of melon does Jason put in the fruit salad?

Answer 1

5 11/12 cups of melon

Explanation:

The cups of melon he puts in the fruit salad is:

Number of cups of orange melon + Number of cups of green melon

= 3 1/4 cups + 2 2/3 cups

3 + 2 + (1/4 + 2/3)

The Least common denominator is 12

5 + (3 × 1 +4 × 2/12)

5 + (3 +8/12)

5 11/12 cups

Therefore, Jason put in 5 11/12 cups of melon in the fruit salad.