Question

Peter mixes 4 1/2 cups of orange juice, 1 1/3 cups of ginger ale, and 6 1/3 cups of strawberry lemonade to make some punch. What is the total number of cups of punch that peter makes?

Answer 1

Just add them all:(FYI, I first converted all the mixed fraction to improper)
11/3+19/3= 30/3+9/2
Now take out the LCM,
60/6+27/6= 87/6
Hence, the total number of cups that peter makes is 87/6

Answer 2

Answer:

$12\frac{1}{6}$ cups of punch

Step-by-step explanation:

Peter is making a punch. He mixes :

Orange juice  =  $4\frac{1}{2}$ cups

Ginger ale   =    $1\frac{1}{3}$

Strawberry lemonade =  $6\frac{1}{3}$

Now we will add all the mixes

$4\frac{1}{2}$ +  $1\frac{1}{3}$ +  $6\frac{1}{3}$

Now first we convert all the mixed fractions to improper.

$\frac{9}{2}+ \frac{4}{3}+ \frac{19}{3}$

Now take LCM of 2,3,3 = 6

= $\frac{27+8+38}{6}$

= $\frac{73}{6}$ =  $12\frac{1}{6}$

The total number of cups of puch that peter makes is  $12\frac{1}{6}$