Question

Helena is baking a cake that requires three and one-half cups of flour. Helena accidentally poured five and one-sixth cups of flour into a bowl. How much flour should Helena take out of the bowl?

Answer 1

Amount of flour Helena accidentally poured
`=5(1)/(6) =(31)/(6)` cups of flour.

Amount of flour the cake requires
`=3(1)/(2) =(7)/(2)` cups of flour.

Amount of flour that Helena should take out
`=(31)/(6) - (7)/(2)`

`=(31)/(6) - (7 * 3)/(2* 3)`

`=(31)/(6) - (21)/(6)`

`=(31-21)/(6)`

`=(10)/(6)`

`=(5)/(3)`

`=1(2)/(3)` cups of flour.