Question

Lola made cookies. She used 5/6 of a cup of flour and 1/2 of a cup of sugar. How much more flour than sugar did Lola use?

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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Answer 1

1/3 cups more flour.

we look at 5/6 and compare to 1 = 6

we look at half and see half of 6 = 3

5-3 = 2

The answer is 2 parts of 6/6 more flour than sugar.

2/6 = 1/3 more flour than sugar.

Answer 2

1 c

Explanation: