If you mix the gummy bears and lemon drops together, how many cups will there be in a Fruity candy mix INGREDIENTS: 2 cups gumdrops 1 cup jelly beans \( \frac{1}{3} \) cup gumrry worms \( \frac{5}{8} \) cup gummy bears 2 cups jelly fruit slices \( \frac{1}{4} \) cup lemon drops Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

To find the total number of cups in the Fruity candy mix, we need to add up the quantities of all the ingredients. Given: - 2 cups gumdrops - 1 cup jelly beans - \( \frac{1}{3} \) cup gummy worms - \( \frac{5}{8} \) cup gummy bears - 2 cups jelly fruit slices - \( \frac{1}{4} \) cup lemon drops Let's add up the quantities of all the ingredients to find the total number of cups in the Fruity candy mix. Calculate the value by following steps: - step0: Calculate: \(2+1+\frac{1}{3}+\frac{5}{8}+2+\frac{1}{4}\) - step1: Add the numbers: \(5+\frac{1}{3}+\frac{5}{8}+\frac{1}{4}\) - step2: Reduce fractions to a common denominator: \(\frac{5\times 3\times 8}{3\times 8}+\frac{8}{3\times 8}+\frac{5\times 3}{8\times 3}+\frac{6}{4\times 6}\) - step3: Multiply the numbers: \(\frac{5\times 3\times 8}{24}+\frac{8}{3\times 8}+\frac{5\times 3}{8\times 3}+\frac{6}{4\times 6}\) - step4: Multiply the numbers: \(\frac{5\times 3\times 8}{24}+\frac{8}{24}+\frac{5\times 3}{8\times 3}+\frac{6}{4\times 6}\) - step5: Multiply the numbers: \(\frac{5\times 3\times 8}{24}+\frac{8}{24}+\frac{5\times 3}{24}+\frac{6}{4\times 6}\) - step6: Multiply the numbers: \(\frac{5\times 3\times 8}{24}+\frac{8}{24}+\frac{5\times 3}{24}+\frac{6}{24}\) - step7: Transform the expression: \(\frac{5\times 3\times 8+8+5\times 3+6}{24}\) - step8: Multiply the terms: \(\frac{120+8+5\times 3+6}{24}\) - step9: Multiply the numbers: \(\frac{120+8+15+6}{24}\) - step10: Add the numbers: \(\frac{149}{24}\) The total number of cups in the Fruity candy mix is \( \frac{149}{24} \) cups, which can also be written as \( 6\frac{5}{24} \) cups or approximately 6.2083 cups.