Question

NeNe tripled a cookie recipe for a party. The original recipe called for 5.25 cups of sugar. NeNe tripled the sugar amount and poured it into a mixing bowl. The mixing bowl got knocked over and 4.46 cups of sugar spilled. How many cups of sugar were left in the mixing bowl?

Answer 1

The original recipe, it is stated, called for 5.25 cups of sugar. The individual tripled it, meaning that they had 5.25*3 = 15.75 cups of sugar. However, 4.46 cups were spilled when the bowl was knocked over, meaning that the remaining amount of sugar was a total of 15.75 - 4.46 = 11.29 cups.

Answer 2

The total cups of sugar needed for recipe=5.25 cups
After Nene tripled, the new amount will be:
New amount=3×(old amount)
=3×5.25
=15.75 cups
Given that when the bowl got knocked down, 4.46 cups was spilled, the amount that was left in the bowl was:
amount left=(new amount)-(amount spilled)
=15.75-4.46
=11.29 cups