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In making macaroni and cheese, Porter used 12\frac{1}{2} of a cup of cheddar and 35\frac{3}{5} of a cup of parmesan. How much cheese did Porter use in all?\newlineWrite your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.\newline___\_\_\_ cups

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Q. In making macaroni and cheese, Porter used 12\frac{1}{2} of a cup of cheddar and 35\frac{3}{5} of a cup of parmesan. How much cheese did Porter use in all?\newlineWrite your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.\newline___\_\_\_ cups
  1. Calculate total cheese amount: Calculate the total amount of cheese used by adding the amounts of cheddar and parmesan.\newlineCalculation: (12)(\frac{1}{2}) cup of cheddar + (35)(\frac{3}{5}) cup of parmesan.\newlineTo add these fractions, find a common denominator. The least common multiple of 22 and 55 is 1010.\newlineConvert (12)(\frac{1}{2}) to (510)(\frac{5}{10}) and (35)(\frac{3}{5}) to (610)(\frac{6}{10}).\newlineNow, add (510)+(610)=(1110)(\frac{5}{10}) + (\frac{6}{10}) = (\frac{11}{10}) cups.

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