Question

Mark drank 3 2/5 cups of orange jucie in the morning and 2 1/5 cups in the afternoon. How much orange jucie did mark drink in all?

Answer 1

Solutions 

1) Convert mixed fractions into improper fractions. 

$\frac{17}{5}+ \frac{11}{5}$

$= ((17 * 5) + (11 * 5)) / (5 * 5)$

$= (85 + 55) / 25$

$= 140/25$

$= 28/5$

$5 \frac{3}{5}$