Question

Sheryl is making biscuits for breakfast. She has 4 2/3 cups of flour left. if she uses 1/4 cup of flour to make each biscuit, how many biscuits can she make?

Answer 1

the answer is 4 5/12

Answer 2

4 5/12

Explanation:

Rewriting our equation with parts separated=4+23−14=4+23−14Solving the fraction parts23−14=?23−14=?Find the LCD of 2/3 and 1/4 and rewrite to solve with the equivalent fractions.LCD = 12812−312=512812−312=512Combining the whole and fraction parts4+512=45124+512=4512Solution by FormulasFirst: Convert any mixed numbers to fractions. Then your initial equation becomes:143−14143−14Applying the fractions formula for subtraction,=(14×4)−(1×3)3×4=(14×4)−(1×3)3×4=56−312=56−312

Simplifying 53/12, the answer is=4 5/ 12