Question 68551
What is asked in the problem?
How many loaves of nutbread did you make?
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Given:
{{{6(3/4)}}} c of sugar was used baking muffins and nutbread.
{{{1(1/2)}}} c of sugar was used for the muffins.
it calls {{{1(3/4)}}} c of sugar per loaf of nutbread.
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Operation used :
Subtraction of fractions.
Division of fractions.

<br> Subtract the total sugar used for muffins and nutbread and the sugar used for muffins. what will be left will be the sugar that is used for nutbread.
<br>Total sugar used less the sugar used in baking muffins = sugar for nutbread
<br> {{{6(3/4)}}}c - {{{1(1/2)}}}c
     = {{{6(3/4)}}} - {{{1(2/4)}}}
     = {{{5(1/4)}}}c sugar used for nutbread

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it calls {{{1(3/4)}}} c of sugar per loaf of nutbread, you have {{{5(1/4)}}}. how many loaves can you make out of that. Divide {{{5 1/4}}} by {{{1(3/4)}}}.
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{{{5(1/4)}}} ÷ {{{1(3/4)}}}
<br>= {{{21/ 4 ÷ 7/4}}}
<br>= {{{21/ 4 · 4/7}}}
<br>= {{{21/7}}}
<br> = {{{highlight (3 loaves) }}}