Question

Claire has 11/12pound of butter. She will use 5 /12 pound of butter to make cookies She estimates she will have 1 /2 pound of butter when she is finished. Is Claire correct?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

We have to substract 5/12 from 11/12:

`(11)/(12)-(5)/(12)=(11-5)/(12)=(6)/(12)`

And simplify the fraction:

`(6)/(12)=(1)/(2)`

Answer:

Claire is correct, she'll have 1/2 pound of butter.