Matt is making cookies. He adds 3 over 4 cup of sugar to a bowl. He then removes two 1 over 8 cups of sugar. Which of the following best explains the amount of sugar left in the bowl?

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Matt is making cookies. He adds 3 over 4 cup of sugar to a bowl. He then removes two  1 over 8 cups of sugar. Which of the following best explains the amount of sugar left in the bowl?

anonymous · Answer

tal tal the multiple choices are too long and i cant copy and paste sorry

tal_tal · Answer

Well you subtract 3/4 and 1/8 do you know how?

anonymous · Answer

nope

tal_tal · Answer

okay let me try to explain this hold on

anonymous · Answer

no prob

tal_tal · Answer

1/8 = 1/8 - you're set for the first one. 
3/4 x 2/2 = 6/8 - all I did there was multiply the fraction by '1' only in the form of '2/2.' 
1/8 - 6/8 
Just subtract the numerators. 
-5/8 -- ANSWER. 
Hope this helped, and good luck!! :)

anonymous · Answer

that is not one of my multiple choices so idk.....

tal_tal · Answer

Oh can you just put the numbers for your choices

anonymous · Answer

3/8,3/8, 4/8, 4/8

mathstudent55 · Answer

@Tal_Tal An important part of solving a math problem is getting an answer that makes sense. The problem states that a person added an amount of sugar to a bowl. Then some sugar was removed from the bowl. You can end up with some sugar or no sugar in the bowl, but your answer of a negative amount makes no sense because it has no meaning in the real world. That means your answer cannot be correct.

mathstudent55 · Answer

@abby1012 
I'm trying to understand the problem.
At first, 3/4 cup of sugar was added to the bowl, right?

tal_tal · Answer

Thank you for pointing that out I'll keep that in mind next time!

anonymous · Answer

um okay so if his own is wrong what is it ?

anonymous · Answer

yes @mathstudent55  but it has because and then it has numbers sorry cant copy and paste

mathstudent55 · Answer

3/4 cup was added to the bowl.
The 2 amounts of 1/8 cup each were taken from the bowl.
Is this what the problem is telling you?

mathstudent55 · Answer

@abby1012 
It's ok. That's why I'm asking to make sure I understand the problem before I try to help you.

anonymous · Answer

yes i guess

anonymous · Answer

Matt is making cookies. He adds 3 over 4 cup of sugar to a bowl. He then removes two  1 over 8 cups of sugar. Which of the following best explains the amount of sugar left in the bowl?

anonymous · Answer

that is all i can copy and paste

mathstudent55 · Answer

$\sf He ~adds ~3/4 ~cup ~of ~sugar ~to ~a ~bowl.$ 
$\sf He ~then ~removes ~\color{red}{two}~ 1/8 ~cups ~of ~sugar.$

anonymous · Answer

@vzfreakz

anonymous · Answer

yip

mathstudent55 · Answer

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