Jenny made five loaves of banana bread that had 1/4 cup of oil in each loaf. After she was done baking, she had 5/8 cup of oil r

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Likurg_2 [28]

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Jenny made five loaves of banana bread that had 1/4 cup of oil in each loaf. After she was done baking, she had 5/8 cup of oil r

emaining. How much oil did she have before baking? ______ cups

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2 answers:

-Dominant- [34] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-23T08:47:00+03:00

-Dominant- [34]3 years ago

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The answer is 1 - 5/8
= 3/8

storchak [24] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-23T11:12:15+03:00

storchak [24]3 years ago

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First we need to find out how much oil she used in all of the loaves: 1/4*5= 5/4, and add it to the ramaining oil: 5/8+ 5/4( converting 5/4 to 8 by multiplying by 2), you get 15/8. Now simplify to get: 1 and 7/8 cups of oil.
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