Question

Geraldine has 8 cups of sugar. She uses 6 3/5 cups to make a large cake. How many cups of sugar does she have left?

Answer 1

Answer:

$1\frac{2}{5}$

Step-by-step explanation:

remaining cups = total cups - used caps

let remaining cups be = x

     total cups = y = 8

      used cups = z= $6\frac{3}{5}$

Hence x = y-z

x = 8 - $6\frac{3}{5}$

  = $\frac{8}{1}$  - $\frac{33}{5}$  = $\frac{40-33}{5}$ = $\frac{7}{5}$ = $1\frac{2}{5}$

x= $1\frac{2}{5}$

Remaining cups = $1\frac{2}{5}$