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 1/4 cup of raisins. How much room does Connie have left in the jar? Write in 4 sentences
To find the amount of room Connie has left in the jar, we need to calculate the total amount of ingredients she has added so far. Connie added 1 2/3 cups of oats, which is equivalent to 5/3 cups. She also added 1/4 cup of raisins. In total, Connie added 5/3 + 1/4 = 7/12 cups of ingredients.
To determine how much room is left in the jar, we subtract the total amount of ingredients added from the jar's capacity. The jar holds 2 1/2 cups, which is equal to 5/2 cups. Subtracting 7/12 cups from 5/2 cups gives us 15/12 - 7/12 = 8/12 cups.
However, we need to simplify this fraction. Dividing the numerator and denominator of 8/12 by 4, we get 2/3 cups. Therefore, Connie has 2/3 cups of room left in the jar.