To make soup, Philip mixes 3 3/8 cups of broth with 2 1/4 cups of water. How many cups of liquid does he use?(1 poi
To find the total amount of liquid Philip uses, we need to add the two amounts of liquid together.
3 3/8 cups + 2 1/4 cups = 27/8 cups + 9/4 cups
To add these fractions, we need to find a common denominator. The least common multiple of 8 and 4 is 8, so we can rewrite the fractions with a denominator of 8.
(27/8) cups = (27/8) * (1/1) = 27/8 cups
(9/4) cups = (9/4) * (2/2) = 18/8 cups
Now we can add the fractions:
27/8 cups + 18/8 cups = 45/8 cups
So, Philip uses 45/8 cups of liquid in his soup.