Question

Leonard wants to bake a cake, muffins, and cookies for his birthday party. He currently has 4lbs. Of flour. The cake recipe requires 1/2 lbs of flour and the cupcakes require 1 1/2 lbs. of flour. How much flour does Leonard have left to make the cookies

Answer 1

He has 2 lbs. left over for cookies.

Explanation:

I got this answer by first adding 1/2 + 1 1/2 = 2. Then subtracting 2 from 4 witch would be 2 lbs. left over.