Question

A cook has 1 2/3 cups of flour. A recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of flour. Does the cook have enough flour? If not, how much more flour is needed?

Answer 1

Answer:

The cook has enough flour.

Step-by-step explanation:

When working with mixed fractions, I would always make the denominator the same before comparing. Since the lowest common multiple between 3 and 2 is 6, I will change both fractions to a denominator of 6.

Cook has 1$\frac{2}{3}$ = 1$\frac{4}{6}$

Recipe needs 1$\frac{1}{2}$ = 1$\frac{3}{6}$

Since the cook has $\frac{1}{6}$ more than what the recipe needs, the cook has enough flour.