Colby adds 1 and 2 over 3 cups of flour to his mixing bowl and then realizes he put in too much. He take 1 over 4 cup of flour back out of the bowl. How much flour did Colby's recipe call for

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Moises Burgess

20 October, 04:22

Colby adds 1 and 2 over 3 cups of flour to his mixing bowl and then realizes he put in too much. He take 1 over 4 cup of flour back out of the bowl. How much flour did Colby's recipe call for

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Angelo Boyd · Answer 1

1 and 3/4

takes out 1/4

so 1 and 3/4-1/4

remember that 1 and 3/4=1+3/4

remember that 3/4=1/4+1/4+1/4 so

1 and 3/4-1/4=1+1/4+1/4+1/4-1/4=1+1/4+1/4 + (1/4-1/4) = 1+1/4+1/4 + (0) = 1+1/4 + 1/4=1+2/4=1+1/2=1 and 1/2

it called for 1 ad 1/2 cup