Question

Maddie has 4 cups of maple syrup. She uses 1/3 of the syrup to make maple candies. Then, she uses 2/3 of a cup of syrup to make a maple glaze for a ham. How much maple syrup does Maddie have left?

Answer 1

Answer:

3 cups

Step-by-step explanation:

1/3 + 2/3 = 1 cup so you would subract 1 from 4 which is 3

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Answer 2

Answer: 2 cups of syrup left

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Explanation:

She uses 1/3 of the syrup, leaving 2/3 of the syrup left after making the maple candies.

2/3 of 4 = (2/3)*4 = 8/3 cups are left over after making the candies

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Then we subtract off 2/3 since it says "she uses 2/3 of a cup...for a ham"

Ultimately we have 8/3-2/3 = 6/3 = 2 cups left over