Math Problem Statement
While making pastries, a bakery used 1/5 of a bag of wheat flour and 4/5 of a bag of white flour. How many bags of flour did the bakery use in all?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
Solution
The bakery used two types of flour: 1/5 of a bag of wheat flour and 4/5 of a bag of white flour.
To find the total amount of flour used, we simply add the two fractions together:
So, the bakery used 1 bag of flour in total.
Do you want details or have any questions?
Here are 5 related questions you can explore:
- If the bakery had used 2/5 of a bag of wheat flour instead, how much total flour would they have used?
- What if the bakery used 3/4 of a bag of white flour and 1/4 of a bag of wheat flour?
- How much flour would they need to double this recipe?
- If the bakery had 5 bags of flour in stock, how many are left after this use?
- What is the sum of 1/5, 2/5, and 4/5 in terms of flour?
Tip: When adding fractions, make sure the denominators are the same before combining them.
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Fractions
Addition of Fractions
Formulas
Fraction Addition: a/b + c/b = (a+c)/b
Theorems
Basic Fraction Addition Theorem
Suitable Grade Level
Grades 4-6