you need 4/5 cups of water for a recipe. You accidently put 1/3 cups into the mixing bowl with the dry ingredients. How much more water in cups do you need to add?
4/5 - 1/3 = 12/15 - 5/15 = 7/15
To find out how much more water you need to add, we first need to determine the amount of water that was already added to the mixing bowl.
You accidentally put 1/3 cups of water into the bowl, and the total amount required for the recipe is 4/5 cups.
To calculate the remaining amount of water needed, we subtract the amount already added from the total required amount:
4/5 - 1/3 = (4/5) x (3/3) - 1/3 = 12/15 - 5/15 = 7/15
Therefore, you need to add an additional 7/15 cups of water to the mixing bowl.
To determine how much more water you need to add, you first need to find the difference between the desired amount of water and the amount you already added.
The desired amount of water is 4/5 cups, and the amount you already added is 1/3 cups. To subtract fractions, you need a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 15, which is the least common multiple of 5 and 3.
Now, you can convert the fractions to have the same denominator:
- 4/5 cups can be expressed as (4/5) * (3/3) cups = 12/15 cups
- 1/3 cups can be expressed as (1/3) * (5/5) cups = 5/15 cups
To find the difference, subtract 5/15 cups (the amount already added) from 12/15 cups (the desired amount):
12/15 cups - 5/15 cups = 7/15 cups
Therefore, you need to add an additional 7/15 cups of water to the mixing bowl.