8 3/4 + 9 5/9 Add 8 and 9
17 + 3*9/4*9 + 5*4/9*4 Find common denominator
17 + 27/36 + 20/36 Add
17 + 47/36 Convert into mixed fraction
17 + 1 11/36 Simplify mixed fraction
18 11/36. Answer
If you need the decimal form, it is 18.31. But other than that, the answer is 18 11/36.
It would be 1/2 times 1/3 to get 1/6 cups of butter.
Study all notes, reread the chapters again. Have someone ask questions on the chapters page by page. This always has worked for me. Plus try to do this again the night before the test. You will be surprised how much you can remember by doing it again the night before the test. Hope this helps.
