Answer:
y = ± 
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
x = a - 2by² ( add 2by² to both sides )
x + 2by² = a ( subtract x from both sides )
2by² = a - x ( divide both sides by 2b )
y² =
( take the square root of both sides )
y = ± 

First, turn
into an improper fraction with a denominator of 4, which matches
.

Now, just add the numerators.

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
We can see the fractions
and
of cups.
It can be seen that denominator has 4 i.e. the fraction
.
Let us suppose, a unit is equal to
of a cup.
Susan was supposed to use
of a cup.
i.e. 5 units of butter was to be used.
But, actual recipe has only 3 units of butter.

a. 
Alternatively, we could have directly divided the given fractions:
