Peter mixes
4 1/2 cups of orange juice,1 1/3 cups of ginger ale, and 6 1/3 cups of strawberry lemonade to make some punch. What is the total number of cups of punch that Peter makes?
a. 11 3/8
b. 12 1/6
c. 11 3/5
d. 11 1/2
To find the total number of cups of punch, we need to add together the amounts of orange juice, ginger ale, and strawberry lemonade.
We can add the fractions first:
1/2 + 1/3 = 3/6 + 2/6 = 5/6
Now, we can add the whole numbers and the fractions together:
4 + 1 + 6 = 11
So the total number of cups of punch Peter makes is 11 5/6.
The closest answer choice is (b) 12 1/6, but since the punch is slightly less than 12 cups, the correct answer is (a) 11 3/8.