Question

Jacob poured 5/6 cup of orange juice and 5/8 cup of cranberry juice in the pitcher. He drank 1/2 cup of the juice in the pitcher. How many cups of juice are left in the pitcher?

Answer 1

Hi there!

The answer would be 23/24 cups.
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Step-by-step explanation:

We set up the problem first.

5/6 + 5/8 - 1/2.

We would first find a common denominator. It is 24.

Then we see how many times can 24 go into 6, 8, and 2.

We make them into improper or regular fractions, and we subtract regularly.

20/24 + 15/24 - 12/24 = 23/24.

So your answer would be 23/24.

Hope it helps you :3