Adding fractions
Amy had 6/12 cups of flour. If she used 5/12 cups of flour for baking, how much flour did she have left?
1/12 cups of flour
What must be true to add and subtract fractions?
The denominators must be the same, or you must create an equivalent fraction that has the same denominator.
A recipe called for using 1 ¹⁄₄ cups of flour before baking and another 6 ⁶⁄₈ cups after baking. What is the total amount of flour needed in the recipe?
7 8/8 = 8 cups of flour