On Thursday, the amount of snowfall was 1/8 cm. On Wednesday, the amount of snowfall was 4 1/4 cm. What was the amount of snowfall on the two days combined?

Respuesta :

The total amount of snowfall on the two days combined is 4 3/8 cm

Addition of fractions

From the question, we are to determine the amount of snowfall on the two days combined

From the given information,

the amount of snowfall was 1/8 cm on Thursday

The amount of snowfall was 4 1/4 cm on Wednesday

Then,

The total amount of snowfall on the two days combined will be

[tex]\frac{1}{8}+4\frac{1}{4}[/tex] cm

= [tex]\frac{1}{8}+\frac{17}{4}[/tex]

= [tex]\frac{1+34}{8}[/tex]

= [tex]\frac{35}{8}[/tex]

= [tex]4\frac{3}{8} \ cm[/tex]

Hence, the total amount of snowfall on the two days combined is 4 3/8 cm

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