A chef makes a pot of soup. He first adds 1/2 of the amount of water required to make the soup. After 15 minutes of cooking, he adds 4 more cups of water, bringing the amount of water to 2/3 of what is required to make the soup. How many total cups of water must he use to make the soup

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anonymous · Answer

options are 22 20 24 26

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Hint: 2/3-1/2=4 cups of water

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Do you know how to find the answer now?

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no cluee!

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First, you need to find what the fraction is for 4 cups of water. Make the denominators equal(so you can subtract.) Do you know how to do that?

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do you know the answer?

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$${4\over6}-{3\over6}={1 \over 6}= 4 cups$$

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dude thts not helping at all lol

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It's protocol to explain first.

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Now we know that 1/6 is 4 cups, we want to find 6/6 (which is 6 parts.) So, to get your answer, you multiply 4 by 6.

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Got your answer? Good. I gtg now. All the best! ;)

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yeah ha thamks

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you're welcome!