Question

One box of clips weighs 4 2/3 ounces. Another box weighs 5 3/8 ounces. What is the total weight of the two boxes?​

Answer 1

Answer:

$10\frac{1}{24}$ ounces.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that one box of clips weighs 4 2/3 ounces. Another box weighs 5 3/8 ounces.

To find the total weight of two boxes, we will add both quantities.

$\text{The total weight of two boxes}=4\frac{2}{3}+5\frac{3}{8}$

Convert mixed fractions into improper fractions:

$4\frac{2}{3}\Rightarrow \frac{4\times 3+2}{3}=\frac{12+2}{3}=\frac{14}{3}$

$5\frac{3}{8}\Rightarrow \frac{5\times 8+3}{8}=\frac{40+3}{8}=\frac{43}{8}$

$\text{The total weight of two boxes}=\frac{14}{3}+\frac{43}{8}$

$\text{The total weight of two boxes}=\frac{14*8}{3*8}+\frac{43*3}{8*3}$

$\text{The total weight of two boxes}=\frac{112}{24}+\frac{129}{24}$  

$\text{The total weight of two boxes}=\frac{112+129}{24}$  

$\text{The total weight of two boxes}=\frac{241}{24}$

$\text{The total weight of two boxes}=10\frac{1}{24}$

Therefore, the total weight of the two boxes is $10\frac{1}{24}$ ounces.