Question

There is 3/4 pound of cream in a containwr. Julian will use 3/8 pound of cream to make crème brûlée. What fraction of a pound of cream will remain in the container

Answer 1

`(3)/(8)\ pound` of cream will remain in the container.

Explanation:

Given:

Amount of cream in the container =
`(3)/(4)\ pound`

Amount of cream used to make crème brûlée =
`(3)/(8)\ pound`

We need to find the amount of cream remain in the container.

Solution:

Now we can say that;

the amount of cream remain in the container is equal to Amount of cream in the container minus Amount of cream used to make crème brûlée.

framing in equation form we get;

amount of cream remain in the container =
`(3)/(4)-(3)/(8)`

Now we will make the denominator common using LCM we get;

amount of cream remain in the container =
`(3*2)/(4*2)-(3*1)/(8*1)= (6)/(8)-(3)/(8)`

Now denominators are common so we will solve the numerators.

amount of cream remain in the container =
`(6-3)/(8)=(3)/(8)\ pound`

Hence
`(3)/(8)\ pound` of cream will remain in the container.