Solve the application problem.
In one day a baker used 2/3 of a pound of flour, then 3/4 of a pound of flour, then 5/12 of a pound of flour. How much flour was used that day?
using a common denominator of 12, you have
8/12 + 9/12 + 5/12 = ____
In one day a baker used 2/3 of a pound of flour, then 3/4 of a pound of flour, then 5/12 of a pound of flour. How much flour was used that day?
8/12 + 9/12 + 5/12 = ____