The chef in a restaurant makes a large kettle of soup each day. The restaurant sells the soup in different-sized bowls.

At 7 p.m the kettle contains 20 3/8 cups of soup. A server scoops 5/8 cup from the kettle into a small bowl. How many cups of soup are left in the kettle? 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲.

Question

The chef in a restaurant makes a large kettle of soup each day. The restaurant sells the soup in different-sized bowls.

At 7 p.m the kettle contains 20 3/8 cups of soup. A server scoops 5/8 cup from the kettle into a small bowl. How many cups of soup are left in the kettle? 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲.

gamerboy · Answer

@Hero @Vocaloid (just decided to tag you guys since it says you both are  Honorary Professor of Mathematics)