How much total pounds of candy does Sam have...1/2,1/4,1/2,1/4,1/8,1/8,1/4,1/2,1/8? How much would he have if he redistributed the candy into bags with equal amounts, how much candy would be in each bag?

Answer 1

Change all of these to equivalent fractions with a common denominator of 8.
Then add them together,