Eliana ate 2 ¾ candy bars and Kali ate 5 2/8 candy bars. If they finished all the candy bars in the box, how many candy bars were in the box? NR 1.1
responses
7 5/12
8
8 1/4
3 1/2
To find the total number of candy bars in the box, we need to add the amounts Eliana and Kali ate.
Eliana: 2 ¾ = 2 + ¾ = 2 + 6/8 = 2 6/8 = 2 3/4
Kali: 5 2/8 = 5 + 2/8 = 5 + 1/4 = 5 1/4
Adding Eliana and Kali's amounts:
2 3/4 + 5 1/4 = 8
Therefore, there were 8 candy bars in the box.