Question

A recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of sugar. You have 2 2/3 cups of sugar. Do you have enough sugar? If not, how much more sugar is needed? Explain your answer

Answer 1

The difference between the cups of sugar is 1/6, hence you have enough sugar.

Difference and sum of fractions

Fractions are written as a ratio of two integers, For instance, a/b is a fraction where a and b are integers.

According to the question, a recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of sugar. If have 2 2/3 cups of sugar;

Difference of cups of sugar = 2 2/3 - 2 1/2

Convert to improper fraction

Difference = 8/3 -  5/2

Difference = 16-15/6

Difference = 1/6

Since the difference between the cups of sugar is 1/6, hence you have enough sugar.

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