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

If NeNe tripled the amount, it means they multiplied the amount by 3.

5.25 times 3 = 15.75 cups of sugar

If 4.46 cups spilled out (subtract) from the whole batch (15.75),

15.75 - 4.46 = 11.29 cups of sugar remain in the bowl