The 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. Which statement tells the total number of cakes they sold and explains how the total can be calculated?
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The total number of cakes sold can be calculated by adding the number of each type of cake sold. The statement "The Sweet Surprise Bake Shop 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" tells us the quantities of each type of cake sold.
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