Problema Solution

Pauline has 35 cups of flour she makes cakes that require 2 1/4 (two and one fourth) cups each. If she makes as many such cakes as she has flour for how much flour will be leftover?

Answer provided by our tutors

(35 cups total) / (9/4 cups per cake) = 140/9 = 15 and 5/9

 

5/9 cups leftover.