SOLUTION: A bake shop bought 6 7/8 pounds of white flour and 1 3/8 pounds of whole wheat flour. How many pounds of flour did the bake shop buy in all?

Question 1186552: A bake shop bought 6 7/8 pounds of white flour and 1 3/8 pounds of whole wheat flour. How many pounds of flour did the bake shop buy in all?
Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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A bake shop bought 6 7/8 pounds of white flour and 1 3/8 pounds of whole wheat flour.
How many pounds of flour did the bake shop buy in all?
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They want you add two numbers


    6 7/8 + 1 3/8 = 7 10/8 = 7 + 1 + 2/8 = 8 + 1/4 = 8 1/4.    ANSWER


You add the integer numbers first.


Then you add the fraction parts.


Then you extract an integer number from the sum of fraction parts.


If you manage to make everything correctly, at the end you will get your answer.

Happy learning (!)

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