Question

7. Kaya put one third of a cup of sugar into the bowl. She then added one and one-fourth cups more. Realizing
that she put in too much, she removed two-fifths of a cup. How much sugar was left in the bowl?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Step 1: Add all the values she added

1/3 + 1 1/4 = 1/3 + 5/4 = (4+15)/12 = 19/12

Step 2: Subtract whatever she removed from the value obtained in Step 1

19/12 - 2/5 = (95-24)/60 = 71/60 = 1 11/60 of a cup