Avery works at the Fifth Street Deli. Before the deli opened today, she chopped $1\frac{1}{3}$ pounds of white onions and $6\frac{1}{3}$ pounds of red onions. How many pounds of onions did Avery chop in all? $\newline$ Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. $\newline$ $\_\_\_$ pounds

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Q. Avery works at the Fifth Street Deli. Before the deli opened today, she chopped

1\frac{1}{3}

pounds of white onions and

6\frac{1}{3}

pounds of red onions. How many pounds of onions did Avery chop in all?

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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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\_\_\_

pounds

Identify Onion Amounts: Step $1$ : Identify the amounts of onions chopped. Avery chopped $1\frac{1}{3}$ pounds of white onions and $6\frac{1}{3}$ pounds of red onions.
Convert to Improper Fractions: Step $2$ : Convert mixed numbers to improper fractions for easier addition. $\newline$ $1 \frac{1}{3} = (1\times3 + 1)/3 = \frac{4}{3}$ pounds of white onions. $\newline$ $6 \frac{1}{3} = (6\times3 + 1)/3 = \frac{19}{3}$ pounds of red onions.
Add Fractions: Step $3$ : Add the two fractions. $\newline$ $\frac{4}{3} + \frac{19}{3} = \frac{(4 + 19)}{3} = \frac{23}{3}$ pounds.
Convert Back to Mixed Number: Step $4$ : Convert the improper fraction back to a mixed number. $\frac{23}{3} = 7 \frac{2}{3}$ pounds.