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:

15+45=1+45=55=1\frac{1}{5} + \frac{4}{5} = \frac{1+4}{5} = \frac{5}{5} = 1

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:

  1. If the bakery had used 2/5 of a bag of wheat flour instead, how much total flour would they have used?
  2. What if the bakery used 3/4 of a bag of white flour and 1/4 of a bag of wheat flour?
  3. How much flour would they need to double this recipe?
  4. If the bakery had 5 bags of flour in stock, how many are left after this use?
  5. 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