Question

a baker has 20 pounds of sugar. He uses 3/4 of the sugar to bake muffins. How many sugar does he have left?

Answer 1

- - If a baker has 20 pounds, and looses 3/4 pounds, then we have to take away. Meaning to subtract.


♥ Start with turning 20 into a fraction.

$\frac{20}{1} - \frac{3}{4}$

♥ Change this to addition.

$\frac{20}{1} + \frac{-3}{4}$

♥ Solve for that.

$\frac{80}{4} + \frac{-3}{4}$

♥ Combine.

$\frac{80+-3}{4} = \frac{77}{4} =19.25$

She has about 19 (rounded) pounds left.

Decimal exact: 19.25