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Willie is making cookies. From a bag of sugar, he removed 1 1/4 cups for the cookie dough and 3/8cup to sprinkle on top. What number represents the total change in the amount of sugar in the bag?
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Willie is making cookies. From a bag of sugar, he removed 1 1/4 cups for the cookie dough and 3/8cup to sprinkle on top. What number represents the total change in the amount of sugar in the bag?

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Answer:

1 1/4 -3/8 =0.875

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User Solaris
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firstly, make the mixed number improper. that would make it 5/4. then make the denominators equal. 4 x 2 = 8 so you multiply the 5 by 2 as well. now you have
10/8 - 3/8. that equals 7/8 which is the solution to the problem.
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