Over the weekend, Mrs. Kingston sold slices of cake at a bake sale fundraiser for her son's soccer team. Each cake was cut into eight slices. On the first day of the sale, she sold 2 1/4
chocolate cakes, and 2 3/8
caramel cakes. On the second day, she sold 3/4
of a chocolate cake and 3 1/2
caramel cakes.
Which statement tells the total number of cakes she sold and explains how the total can be calculated?
The total number of cakes Mrs. Kingston sold can be calculated by adding the number of chocolate cakes and the number of caramel cakes she sold.
First, let's calculate the number of chocolate cakes she sold on the first day. She sold 2 1/4 cakes, which can be written as 2 + 1/4 = 8/4 + 1/4 = 9/4. So, she sold 9/4 chocolate cakes on the first day.
Next, let's calculate the number of caramel cakes she sold on the first day. She sold 2 3/8 cakes, which can be written as 2 + 3/8 = 16/8 + 3/8 = 19/8. So, she sold 19/8 caramel cakes on the first day.
Now, let's calculate the number of chocolate cakes she sold on the second day. She sold 3/4 of a chocolate cake.
Finally, let's calculate the number of caramel cakes she sold on the second day. She sold 3 1/2 cakes, which can be written as 3 + 1/2 = 6/2 + 1/2 = 7/2. So, she sold 7/2 caramel cakes on the second day.
To find the total number of cakes she sold, we need to add the number of chocolate cakes and the number of caramel cakes for both days.
Chocolate cakes: 9/4 + 3/4 = 12/4 = 3
Caramel cakes: 19/8 + 7/2 = 19/8 + 28/8 = 47/8
So, Mrs. Kingston sold a total of 3 chocolate cakes and 47/8 caramel cakes.
To calculate the total number of cakes sold by Mrs. Kingston over the weekend, you need to add up all the cakes she sold on each day.
First, let's calculate the total number of chocolate cakes sold:
On the first day, she sold 2 1/4 chocolate cakes, which is equal to 2 + 1/4 = 2.25 cakes.
On the second day, she sold 3/4 of a chocolate cake, which is equal to 0.75 cakes.
So, the total number of chocolate cakes sold is 2.25 + 0.75 = 3 cakes.
Next, let's calculate the total number of caramel cakes sold:
On the first day, she sold 2 3/8 caramel cakes, which is equal to 2 + 3/8 = 2.375 cakes.
On the second day, she sold 3 1/2 caramel cakes, which is equal to 3 + 1/2 = 3.5 cakes.
So, the total number of caramel cakes sold is 2.375 + 3.5 = 5.875 cakes.
Finally, to calculate the total number of cakes sold, you need to add the total number of chocolate cakes and the total number of caramel cakes:
Total = Total number of chocolate cakes + Total number of caramel cakes
Total = 3 + 5.875 = 8.875
Therefore, the statement that tells the total number of cakes Mrs. Kingston sold is: She sold a total of 8.875 cakes.