Question

You have 5/6 cup of cornmeal in your cupboard. A recipe for muffins calls for 2/5 cup of cornmeal how much cornmeal would you have left

Answer 1

`(13)/(30)` cup of cornmeal.

Explanation:

Given:

We have total 5/6 cup of cornmeal.

We have to use 2/5 cup of cornmeal for muffins.

Now, we find left cornmeal by below relation.

Left cornmeal = total cornmeal - used cornmeal

`Left\ cornmeal = (5)/(6)-(2)/(5)`

`Left\ cornmeal = (5* 5-2* 6)/(30)`

`Left\ cornmeal = (25-12)/(30)`

`Left\ cornmeal = (13)/(30)`

Therefore, the quantity of cornmeal left is
`(13)/(30)` cup.