Ethan's full backpack weighed too much. He took out a 4/8 pound electronic reader, a 2 ⅛ pound full bottle of water, and a ⅞ pound combination lock. Now the backpack weighs 8 ⅝ pounds. How much did the backpack weigh before Ethan took out the supplies? Number model

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Step-by-step explanation:

We can just add up all of these fractions:

2 1/8 + 7/8 = 2 8/8 = 3

8 5/8 + 4/8 = 8 9/8 = 9 1/8

3 + 9 1/8 =

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