Question

enrico buys 3/8 pound of cheddar cheese and 4/8 pound swiss cheese how many cheese does enrico buy in all

Answer 1

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Answer:

They buy $\frac{7}{8}$ of cheese.

Step-by-step explanation:

When adding two fractions with the same denominator, you simply add the two numerators (numbers on top):

$\frac{3}{8} + \frac{4}{8}  = \frac{7}{8}$

So they buy $\frac{7}{8}$ of cheese.

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