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You have 8 cups of flour. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of flour. Another recipe calls for 1/4 cup of flour. How much flour do you have left after making the recipes?

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you will have 7 1/12 cups left
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Answer:


\texttt{Flour left after making recipes = }(85)/(12)cups

Explanation:

You have 8 cups of flour.

Total flour you have = 8 cups

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of flour. Another recipe calls for 1/4 cup of flour.


\texttt{Flour need for recipe 1 = }(2)/(3)cups


\texttt{Flour need for recipe 2 = }(1)/(4)cups

Total flour needed = Flour need for recipe 1 + Flour need for recipe 2


\texttt{Total flour needed = }(2)/(3)+(1)/(4)=(8+3)/(12)=(11)/(12)cups

Flour left after making recipes = Total flour you have - Total flour needed


\texttt{Flour left after making recipes = }8-(11)/(12)=(96-11)/(12)=(85)/(12)cups\\\\\texttt{Flour left after making recipes = }(85)/(12)cups

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