A bakery sold 3/4 of a cake on Monday and 5/8 of a cake on Tuesday. How much cake did the bakery sell in total?
To find the total amount of cake sold, we need to add the amount sold on Monday and Tuesday.
The amount sold on Monday is 3/4 of a cake.
The amount sold on Tuesday is 5/8 of a cake.
To add these fractions, we need a common denominator. The least common multiple of 4 and 8 is 8.
Converting 3/4 to have a denominator of 8, we get 6/8.
Adding 6/8 and 5/8 gives us a total of 11/8.
Therefore, the bakery sold 11/8 of a cake in total.