Question

10. A box contains five and two-thirds cups of rice. If three fourths of the rice will

be used, how many cups of rice remained in the box?

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D.

Answer 1

• 1 5/12 cups

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Initial volume is 5 2/3 cups and its 3/4 will be used.

We'll be left with 1/4 of the initial volume, which is:

• 5 2/3 × 1/4 =
• (5*3 + 2)/3 × 1/4 =
• 17/3 × 1/4 =
• 17/12 =
• 1 5/12 cups