OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §4.4 Add and Subtract Fractions with Common Denominators · Exercise 60 · Arithmetic · Fractions

Add and Subtract Fractions with Common Denominators · Exercise 60

Baking Janet needs $\frac{5}{8}$ of a cup of flour for a recipe she is making. She only has $\frac{3}{8}$ of a cup of flour and will ask to borrow the rest from her next-door neighbor. How much flour does she have to borrow?

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OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e · §4.4 Add and Subtract Fractions with Common Denominators · Exercise 60

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