In the end you add the pounds of grapes to the pounds of oranges.
So pounds of oranges = 2 bags * 6 pounds/bag = 12
Pounds of grapes = 4
add them to get total weight
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Aurora brought 2 bags of oranges and 4 pounds of grapes to the potluck. Each bag of oranges weighed 6 pounds.
What was the weight of the fruit that Aurora brought to the potluck?
Calculate how many pounds of oranges are in 2 bags.
Add that number to the number of pounds of grapes.
Calculate how many pounds of oranges are in 2 bags.
Subtract that number from the number of pounds of grapes.
Calculate how many bags of oranges there are.
Add that number to the number of pounds of grapes.
Calculate how many pounds of oranges are in 2 bags.
Multiply that number by the number of pounds of grapes.
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