Question

At lunchtime, a cafeteria served a total of 3/8 of a pot of chicken soup and 7/8 of a pot of
onion soup. How many pots of soup were served in all?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
pots
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Answer 1

answer:

1 1/4

reason:

add 7/8 and 3/8 to get 10/8
this can be simplified to 1 2/8
simplify 2/8 to 1/4 to get the final answer, 1 1/4

Answer 2

Answer:

1 1/4 pots of soup.

Step-by-step explanation:

3/8 + 7/8 = 10/8. That's 1 2/8 which simplifies to 1 1/4