Connie is putting the ingredients for her favorite oatmeal into a jar. The jar holds 2 1/2 cups of ingredients. So far she has added 1 2/3 cups of oats to the jar and 14 cup of raisins. How much room does Connie have left in the jar?
To find out how much room is left in the jar, we need to add up the amount of ingredients Connie has added.
Connie has added 1 2/3 cups of oats, which is equal to 5/3 cups.
Connie has also added 14 cup of raisins.
To find the total amount of ingredients added, we add 5/3 and 14:
5/3 + 14 = 43/3 = 14 1/3
Therefore, Connie has added 14 1/3 cups of ingredients to the jar so far.
Since the jar holds 2 1/2 cups of ingredients, we can subtract the amount Connie has added from the total capacity of the jar:
2 1/2 - 14 1/3 = 13/2 - 43/3
To subtract fractions, we need to find a common denominator. The common denominator of 2 and 3 is 6.
13/2 = 39/6 and 43/3 = 86/6
39/6 - 86/6 = -47/6
Therefore, Connie has -47/6 cups of room left in the jar. This means she has used more space in the jar than it can hold, so she needs a bigger jar.