Peter mixes 4 1/2 cups of orange juice, 1 1/3 cups of ginger ale, and 6 1/3 cups of strawberry lemonade to make some punch. What is the total number of cups of punch that peter makes?

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Jimena Hubbard

15 December, 07:15

Peter mixes 4 1/2 cups of orange juice, 1 1/3 cups of ginger ale, and 6 1/3 cups of strawberry lemonade to make some punch. What is the total number of cups of punch that peter makes?

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Isai Crosby · Answer 1

Just add them all: (FYI, I first converted all the mixed fraction to improper)

11/3+19/3 = 30/3+9/2

Now take out the LCM,

60/6+27/6 = 87/6

Hence, the total number of cups that peter makes is 87/6