Question

a baker started out with 12 cups of flour she had 9 1/4 cups of flour left after the first bunch of batter she made she had 6 1/2 cups of flour left after the second bunch of batter she made if she makes two more batches of batter how many cups of batter will be left????

Answer 1

She would have 1 cup of flour left.

Work: 6 1/2 - 2 3/4 = 3 3/4 - 2 3/4 = 1

Answer 2

Answer: 1 cup of flour will be left.

Explanation:

A bakes started with quantity of flour =12 cups

As she had
`9(1)/(4)` cups of flour left after the first bunch of batter

Thus, the quantity she use to make first batter=
`12-9(1)/(4)`

`12-(37)/(4)=(48-37)/(4)=(11)/(4)\text(cups)`

Since, she made she had
`6(1)/(2)` cups of flour left after the second bunch of batter

Thus, the quantity she use to make first batter=
`9(1)/(4)-6(1)/(2)`

`(37)/(4)-(13)/(2)=(37-26)/(4)=(11)/(4)\text(cups)`

Thus, she use
`(11)/(4)\text(cups)` for each batter.

Flour used in making 2 more batter=
`2*(11)/(4)\text(cups)`

`=(11)/(2)\ cups`

Thus, Cups of flour left=
`6(1)/(2)-(11)/(2)`

`=(13)/(2)-(11)/(2)=(2)/(2)=1\ cup`