Alan mixes 1 1/4 cups of milk with a can of condensed soup. He makes a total of 2 3/8 cups of soup. How many cups of condensed soup were in the can?
1 1/4 + x = 2 3/8
To find out how many cups of condensed soup were in the can, we need to subtract the amount of milk mixed with it from the total amount of soup that Alan made.
The total amount of soup Alan made is 2 3/8 cups.
The amount of milk mixed with the soup is 1 1/4 cups.
To subtract fractions, we need to have a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 8.
Converting 2 3/8 to an improper fraction:
2 * 8 = 16
16 + 3 = 19
19/8
Converting 1 1/4 to an improper fraction:
1 * 4 = 4
4 + 1 = 5
5/4
Now, we can subtract the fractions:
19/8 - 5/4
To subtract fractions with different denominators, we need to find a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 8.
19/8 - 10/8 = 9/8
So, there are 9/8 cups of condensed soup in the can.
However, since we are dealing with cups, we need to convert this fraction to a mixed number.
Dividing 9 by 8:
9 รท 8 = 1 remainder 1
So, there is 1 whole cup and 1/8 cup of condensed soup in the can.
Therefore, there are 1 1/8 cups of condensed soup in the can.
To find the number of cups of condensed soup in the can, we need to subtract the amount of milk mixed from the total amount of soup.
Alan mixed 1 1/4 cups of milk, which can also be written as 1.25 cups.
The total amount of soup is given as 2 3/8 cups, which can also be written as 2.375 cups.
To find the amount of condensed soup in the can, we subtract the amount of milk mixed from the total amount of soup:
2.375 cups - 1.25 cups = 1.125 cups
Therefore, there were 1.125 cups of condensed soup in the can.