Question

Alton pours 4/5 of a cup of milk into a measuring cup for a recipe. How much milk
will Alton have left in the measuring cup after he pours 1/4 cup of milk into the mixing
bowl?

Answer 1

4/5 - 1/4 ....can you do that ?

Answer 2

do you know what the common denominator is ?

Answer 3

CD of 4 and 5 is 1 i think

Answer 4

@kelliegirl33 Is that right?

Answer 5

no...what number does both 4 and 5 go into evenly ?

Answer 6

3

Answer 7

20 is your common denominator
4/5 - 1/4 becomes 16/20 - 5/20 = 11/20

The remaining milk left in the cup is 11/20 of a cup

Answer 8

Thanks so much my teacher never explain anything that simple

Answer 9

glad to help :)