Question

You have 4/5 cup of brown sugar in your cupboard. the recipe for a dessert calls for 1/4 cup of brown sugar. how much brown sugar would you have left if you made the dessert? what is the answer in simplest terms?

Answer 1

4/15

Explanation:

Answer 2

Explanation:

4/5 cup of brown sugar. Needs 1/4 cup. How many cups left?

Okay, so 4/5 = 0.80, 1/4=0.25.

0.80-0.25=0.55

Which is 55/100

Divide both numbers by 5

11/20