Question

jacob poured 5/6 cup of orange juice and a cup 5/8 of cranberry juice into a pitcher . He drank 1/2 cup of the juice in the pitcher. How many cups of juice are left in the pitcher?​

Answer 1

We set up the problem first.

5/6 + 5/8 - 1/2.

We would first find a common denominator. It is 24.

Then we see how many times can 24 go into 6, 8, and 2.

We make them into improper or regular fractions, and we subtract regularly.

20/24 + 15/24 - 12/24 = 23/24.

So your answer would be 23/24.

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