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Preston is making cookies. He has fraction 4 over 5 cup of flour in a bag. He then used two fraction 1 over 10 cup scoops of flour for his recipe. Which of these best explains the amount of flour left in the bag? fraction 6 over 10, because fraction 4 over 5 minus 2 times fraction 1 over 10 equals fraction 4 over 5 minus fraction 3 over 10 fraction 5 over 10, because fraction 4 over 5 minus 2 times fraction 1 over 10 equals fraction 4 over 5 minus fraction 3 over 10 fraction 6 over 10, because fraction 4 over 5 minus 2 times fraction 1 over 10 equals fraction 4 over 5 minus fraction 2 over 10 fraction 5 over 10, because fraction 3 over 4 minus 2 times fraction 1 over 8 equals fraction 3 over 4 minus fraction 3 over 8

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The correct answer would be C

User Andriy Svyryd
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Answer: 7/10 left in the bag


Step-by-step explanation: 4/5 equals 8/10 subtract 1/10 equals 7/10 not 6/0.

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