Answer:
1 7/8 quarts
Step-by-step explanation:
The amount Yuan has left can be found by multiplying the original amount by the fraction he has left.
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<h3>used</h3>
After using 1/2 of the broth for soup, the fraction remaining is ...
1 -1/2 = 1/2
The amount Yuan used for gravy is 1/4 of this, or ...
(1/4)(1/2) = 1/8 . . . of the original amount of broth
The total fraction Yuan used was ...
fraction used = fraction for soup + fraction for broth = 1/2 +1/8 = 5/8
<h3>remaining</h3>
Then the fraction remaining is ...
fraction remaining = 1 - fraction used = 1 - 5/8 = 3/8.
The amount remaining is this fraction of the original amount:
(3/8)(5 quarts) = 15/8 quarts = 1 7/8 quarts . . . . remaining
