A punch recipe calls for cups of 1 2/3 orange juice, cup of 3/4 pineapple juice, and cups of 1 1/2 mango juice. How many total cups of fruit juice does the recipe make?
just add 5/3 + 3/4 +1/2 = answer
1.6667 + 0.75 + 1.5 = ?
common denominator should be 12
To find the total number of cups of fruit juice in the recipe, we need to add the amounts of orange juice, pineapple juice, and mango juice.
The recipe calls for:
- 1 2/3 cups of orange juice
- 3/4 cup of pineapple juice
- 1 1/2 cups of mango juice
First, let's add the orange juice:
1 2/3 cups = 1 cup + 2/3 cup
= 1 cup + (2/3) * (1 cup)
= 1 cup + (2/3) cup
= (3/3) cup + (2/3) cup
= (3 + 2) / 3 cup
= 5/3 cup
Next, let's add the pineapple juice:
3/4 cup
Lastly, let's add the mango juice:
1 1/2 cups = 1 cup + 1/2 cup
= 1 cup + (1/2) * (1 cup)
= 1 cup + 1/2 cup
= (2/2) cup + (1/2) cup
= (2 + 1) / 2 cup
= 3/2 cup
Now, let's add all the amounts together:
(5/3) cup + 3/4 cup + 3/2 cup
To add fractions, we need to find a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 12.
(5/3) cup = (5/3) * (4/4) cup
= 20/12 cup
Now we can add all the amounts together:
20/12 cup + 9/12 cup + 18/12 cup
Adding the numerators, we get:
20 + 9 + 18 = 47
So, the total amount of fruit juice in the recipe is 47/12 cups.