Question

Lisa has 4 1/4 cups of flour in a flour canister and 6 cups of sugar in a sugar canister. She

needs 3 1/2 cups of sugar to bake a large batch of cookies.
How many cups of sugar will be left in the sugar canister after she bakes the cookies?

Answer 1

After using 3 1/2 cups of sugar to bake cookies, Lisa will have 2 1/2 cups of sugar remaining in her sugar canister.

Step-by-step explanation:

Lisa starts with 6 cups of sugar in her sugar canister. She needs 3 1/2 cups of sugar to bake a large batch of cookies. To find out how many cups of sugar will be left after she bakes the cookies, we simply subtract the amount she needs from the amount she has:

6 cups - 3 1/2 cups = 2 1/2 cups

Therefore, Lisa will have 2 1/2 cups of sugar left in the sugar canister after she bakes the cookies.