Question

liam had a container of oatmeal that contained 5 1/2 cups of oatmeal. Liam ate 4/9 cup of oatmeal every morning before school for a week. How many cups of oatmeal that Liam had left in the container at the end of the five-day week

Answer 1

3 5/18 cups of oatmeal are left in the container.

Explanation:

4/9 times 5 = 20/9

5 1/2 = 11/2

11/2 - 20/9 = 99/18 - 40/18

= 59/18

= 3 5/18