Question

Carlos has 7/8 cup of sugar. He uses 4/6 of the sugar to make lemonade. What fraction of the sugar did Carlos use to make the lemonade? *

Answer 1

Answer:

5/24

Explanation:

Step 1: Make denominators the same

7/8 and 4/6 woukd become 21/24 and 16/24

Step 2: Subtract

21/24 - 16/24 = 5/24

Then, if you could you would simplify but you can't