Question

joy added 2 1/2 cups of broth to her pot of soup if the result was 6 7/8 cups of soup how much was in the pot to begin with

Answer 1

to find out the answer, you would subtract. so the problem would look like this:
6 7/8-2 1/2=?

Answer 2

if you were to solve it, you would get 4 3/8 for the answer.
So, the answer in a complete sentence would be:
There was 4 3/8 cups of broth in the pot at the beginning.

Answer 3

thanks

Answer 4

np! :)