Question 266886: A recipe calls for 3 1/2 of white flour and 1 3/4 of wheat. How much flour does the recepie need in all
Please explain to me. Found 2 solutions by rfer, stanbon:Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A recipe calls for 3 1/2 of white flour and 1 3/4 of wheat. How much flour does the recepie need in all
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(3 1/2) + (1 3/4)
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Convert to improper fractions:
(2*3+1)/2 + (4*1+3)/4
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7/2 + 7/4
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Convert to a common denominator:
(14/4) + (7/4)
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Add "like" terms to get:
(21/4) or 5 1/4
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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