Deiu7216 Deiu7216
  • 02-05-2021
  • Mathematics
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I bought a 5lb bag of sugar. I used 1 2/3 for cookies and 2 3/4 for cake. How much sugar do I have left?

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yinaanna0
yinaanna0 yinaanna0
  • 02-05-2021

Answer:

7/12lb

Step-by-step explanation:

5-1 2/3-2 3/4

=5-5/3-11/4

=10/3-11/4

=40/12-33/12

=7/12lb

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Аноним Аноним
  • 02-05-2021

Answer:

[tex]\frac{7}{12}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

There was an initial amount of 5 lbs.

[tex]1\frac{2}{3}+2\frac{3}{4}=4\frac{5}{12}[/tex]

4 (5/12) of the sugar was used.

[tex]5 - 4\frac{5}{12}=\boxed{\frac{7}{12}}[/tex]

(7/12) of sugar should be remaining.

Hope this helps.

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