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 point)

Answer 1

To find the total amount of liquid that Philip uses, we need to add the amounts of broth and water.
To add the fractions, we need to have a common denominator, which is 8.
3 3/8 cups = (3*8 + 3)/8 = 27/8 cups
2 1/4 cups = (2*8 + 1)/8 = 17/8 cups
Now we can add the fractions:
27/8 + 17/8 = (27 + 17)/8 = 44/8
To simplify the fraction, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, which is 4:
44/8 = (44/4)/(8/4) = 11/2
So, Philip uses 11/2 cups of liquid.