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Javier filled a measuring cup with 2/3 of a cup of vegetable oil. Then he poured 1/3 of a cup

of the oil into a frying pan. How much oil is left in the measuring cup?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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4 votes

Answer:

1/3 is your answer

Explanation:

2/3-1/3=1/3

User Gprime
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Answer:

1/3

Explanation:

you have to subtract 1/3 from 2/3.

It would have been different if the question asked for taking away 1/3 of how much the cup was filled, though.

Hope this helps.

Good Luck

User Ganesh Kathiresan
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