Question

A recipe calls for 1 3/4 cups of bread flour and 1 2/3 cups of whole wheat flour. what is the total amount of flour used in the recipe? Express your answer as the simplest mixed number.

Answer 1

$1 \frac{3}{4} = 1.75 \\ 1 \frac{2}{3} = 1.66$
so
$1.75 + 1.66 = 3.41 \\ 3.41 = 3 \frac{5}{12}$