Question

Colby adds 1 2/3 cups of flour to his mixing bowl and then realizes he put in too much. He takes1/4 cup of flour back out of the bowl. How much flour did Colby's recipe call for?

Answer 1

Your answer is

`(17)/(12) = 1 (5)/(12)`

Answer 2

1 2/3 - 1/4
you need to change the denominator for both
2/3 into 8/12 and 1/4 into 3/12
1 8/12 - 3/12
1 5/12
By subtracting 1/4 from 1 2/3 cups of flour, it's 1 and 5/12 cups.
Is this what the recipe calls for?