George and his dad made some snack mix for their camping trip. To make it, they used 2 cups of mini pretzels, 3/4 cup of peanuts, and 2/3 cup of chocolate chips. How many cups of snack mix did they have when they were finished?

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Zachariah Noble

Mathematics

8 September, 21:05

George and his dad made some snack mix for their camping trip. To make it, they used 2 cups of mini pretzels, 3/4 cup of peanuts, and 2/3 cup of chocolate chips. How many cups of snack mix did they have when they were finished?

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Grayson · Answer 1

They had 17/12 (17 over 12, or 1 and 5 over 12)

So the fractions have to have the same denominator. 12 is their common denominator. So:

3/4 = 9/12

2/3=8/12

8/12+9/12 = 17/12 or 1 and 5/12