Jacob was baking cupcakes for Teacher Appreciation Week. For one batch, he used 1 cup of flour. On another batch, he only used 5/11 of a cup. How much more did he use in the first batch than in the second batch?

Question

Jacob was baking cupcakes for Teacher Appreciation Week. For one batch, he used 1 cup of flour. On another batch, he only used 5/11 of a cup. How much more did he use in the first batch than in the second batch?

Answer 1

1 / 1 - 5 / 11

1 * 11 / 1 * 11 - 5 / 11
11 / 11 - 5 / 11
11 - 5 / 11
6 / 11 of a cup more in the 1st batch, than in the 2nd

Answer 2

To find out how much more flour Jacob used in the first batch than in the second batch, we need to subtract the amount used in the second batch from the amount used in the first batch.

First, we need to convert the fraction 5/11 into a common denominator. Since the denominator is 11, we can convert 1 cup to 11/11 to easily compare the two amounts.

1 cup = 11/11 cup

Now, we can perform the subtraction:

11/11 cup - 5/11 cup = (11 - 5)/11 cup = 6/11 cup

Therefore, Jacob used 6/11 cup more flour in the first batch than in the second batch.