Question

5. A baker had 2 pans of corn bread. He served 1 1/4 pans. What fraction of a pan was left?

Answer 1

3/4 a pan

Explanation:

2 - 1 1/4 = 3/4

two seperated into fourths would look like this

1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4

1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4

one seperated into fourths would look like this

1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4

so take one and one extra fourth away from two and you're left with

1/4 1/4 1/4

add that together and you have 3/4