The nurse is totaling her patient's intake for her shift. In the past 8 hours, the patient drank 
cup broth, 
cup ginger ale, and 
cup water. How many cups of liquid has the patient had to drink?
Adding for a liquid solution
To solve this problem, you need to add fractions.
First, find the lowest common denominator for
, , and —in this case, 12.Next, convert each fraction by multiplying each by 1 (in the form of a fraction) to yield fractions with the lowest common denominator:
Lastly, add the converted fractions, and reduce to the lowest terms:
The patient has had
cups of liquid to drink during the nurse's shift. In most facilities, as a nurse you will use milliliters (mL) to calculate intake. Since 1 cup equals 30 mL, how much did this patient have for intake? Take a look back at multiplying fractions if you need help!