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A recipe for cupcakes calls for 4 5/7 cups of flour. Dan accidentally put 5 5/6 cups. How many extra cups did he put in?

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1 and 5/42

Explanation:


  • 5 (5)/(6) - 4 (5)/(7)
  • the demonomatior would be 42 as it is the lowest common multiple 6 and 7 share
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