Destiny mixed together 841 cups of grapefruit juice and 541 cups of lemon-lime soda to make punch. How many cups of punch did Destiny make?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.___ cups
Q. Destiny mixed together 841 cups of grapefruit juice and 541 cups of lemon-lime soda to make punch. How many cups of punch did Destiny make?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.___ cups
Convert to Improper Fractions: Step 1: Convert mixed numbers to improper fractions for easier addition. 841 cups of grapefruit juice becomes (8×4+1)/4=433 cups.541 cups of lemon-lime soda becomes (5×4+1)/4=421 cups.
Add Improper Fractions: Step 2: Add the two improper fractions. 433+421=4(33+21)=454 cups.
Simplify Fraction: Step 3: Simplify the fraction. 454 can be simplified to 1342, which further simplifies to 1321 cups.
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