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There are 19.3 cups of flour in a bag. The chef uses 2.9 cups for making cookies. Then, he uses 1.2 cups of sugar and 5.1 cups of flour for making banana bread. How many cups of flour are left?

User Zhiyuan
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Answer:11.3

Explanation:

19.3 - 2.9 -5.1= 11.3

You don't subtract the 1.2 cups of sugar because it's only asking about the flour.

User Asier Gomez
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Answer:

10.1

Explanation:

19.3-2.9=16.4

16.4-1.2=15.2

15.2-5.1=10.1

so there are 10.1 cups of flower left

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