To make soup, Philip mixes 3 3/8 cups of broth with 2 1/4 cups of water. How many cups of liquid does he use?(1 poi

Answer 1

To find the total amount of liquid Philip uses, we need to add the two amounts of liquid together.

3 3/8 cups + 2 1/4 cups = 27/8 cups + 9/4 cups

To add these fractions, we need to find a common denominator. The least common multiple of 8 and 4 is 8, so we can rewrite the fractions with a denominator of 8.

(27/8) cups = (27/8) * (1/1) = 27/8 cups

(9/4) cups = (9/4) * (2/2) = 18/8 cups

Now we can add the fractions:

27/8 cups + 18/8 cups = 45/8 cups

So, Philip uses 45/8 cups of liquid in his soup.