SOLUTION: A recipe for brownies requires 2 2/3 cups of flour. There are 45 cups of flour in the bag. After as many whole recipes of brownies as possible have been made for the Spring Fling,
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Question 334448: A recipe for brownies requires 2 2/3 cups of flour. There are 45 cups of flour in the bag. After as many whole recipes of brownies as possible have been made for the Spring Fling, how many cups of flour will be left over?
a 2/3 cup b 7/8 cup c 1 cup d 2 cups e 2 1/3 cups Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The problem is asking "What is left over after
I divide 45 by 2 2/3 as many times as I can?"
2 2/3 =
This is telling me that 2 2/3 cups goes into 45 cups
16 times with .875 left over. What fraction is .875? (divide top and bottom by ) (divide top and bottom by )
There is 7/8 of a cup left over
