A bakery sold 3/4 of a cake on Monday and 5/8 of a cake on Tuesday. How much cake did the bakery sell in total?

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To find the total amount of cake sold, we need to add the amount sold on Monday and Tuesday.

The amount sold on Monday is 3/4 of a cake.

The amount sold on Tuesday is 5/8 of a cake.

To add these fractions, we need a common denominator. The least common multiple of 4 and 8 is 8.

Converting 3/4 to have a denominator of 8, we get 6/8.

Adding 6/8 and 5/8 gives us a total of 11/8.

Therefore, the bakery sold 11/8 of a cake in total.