Emily uses 1 2/3 cups of sugar and 3 1/4 cups flour to make muffins
She says she has 1 2/3 more cups of flour than sugar Do you agree? Explain
(1 point)
Yes 31-12-12
To determine if Emily's statement is true, we need to compare the amounts of flour and sugar she used.
Emily used 1 2/3 cups of sugar and 3 1/4 cups of flour.
First, let's convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions:
1 2/3 = (3*1 + 2)/3 = 5/3
3 1/4 = (4*3 + 1)/4 = 13/4
Now, we can compare the amounts of flour and sugar:
Flour = 13/4 cups
Sugar = 5/3 cups
To find out if Emily has 1 2/3 more cups of flour than sugar, we need to subtract the amount of sugar from the amount of flour:
(Flour) - (Sugar) = (13/4) - (5/3)
To make the fractions have the same denominator, we need to find the least common multiple (LCM) of 4 and 3, which is 12.
(13/4) = (13 * 3/4 * 3) = 39/12
(5/3) = (5 * 4/3 * 4) = 20/12
(39/12) - (20/12) = 19/12
Therefore, the difference between the amounts of flour and sugar that Emily used is 19/12 cups. It is not 1 2/3 cups.
Hence, we do not agree with Emily's statement because she does not have 1 2/3 more cups of flour than sugar.