Sweet Surprise Bake Shop sold slices of cake at the arts festival last weekend. Each cake was cut into eight slices. They sold 2 1/4 chocolate cakes, 2 1/2 red velvet cakes, 3/4 of a carrot cake and 3 1/2 sugar cream cakes. What is the total number of cakes sold? Desmos Scientific Calculator (1 point) Responses 712 cakes 7 and 1 half cakes 767 cakes 7 and 6 sevenths cakes 812 cakes 8 and 1 half cakes 9 cakes

Answer 1

To find the total number of cakes sold at Sweet Surprise Bake Shop, we need to sum the number of cakes sold for each type.

Here are the quantities broken down:

1. Chocolate cakes: \(2 \frac{1}{4} = 2.25\)
2. Red velvet cakes: \(2 \frac{1}{2} = 2.5\)
3. Carrot cakes: \(\frac{3}{4} = 0.75\)
4. Sugar cream cakes: \(3 \frac{1}{2} = 3.5\)

Now, let's add these together:

\[ 2.25 + 2.5 + 0.75 + 3.5 \]

Calculating step-by-step:

1. \(2.25 + 2.5 = 4.75\)
2. \(4.75 + 0.75 = 5.5\)
3. \(5.5 + 3.5 = 9\)

So, the total number of cakes sold is 9 cakes.

Thus, the correct response is: 9 cakes.