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Help me plz ive helped yall so plz help me.....Colby adds 1 2/3 cups of flour to his mixing bowl and then realizes he put in too much. He takes 1/4 cup of flour back out of the bowl. How much flour did Colby's recipe call for?

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User Myst
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Answer:

1 2/3 - 1/4

you need to change the denominator for both

2/3 into 8/12 and 1/4 into 3/12

1 8/12 - 3/12

1 5/12

By subtracting 1/4 from 1 2/3 cups of flour, it's 1 and 5/12 cups.

Is this what the recipe calls for?

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User JsonDoge
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It’s 1 and 5/12 cups
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