Advanced Mathematics Primary 5 Fractions

Siti has 6½ cups of flour. She uses 2¾ cups to bake a pandan cake. She then divides all the remaining flour equally between 2 containers. How many cups of flour does each container hold?

A 1 1/4
B 1 7/8
C 2
D 3 3/4
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Step 1: Convert both mixed numbers to improper fractions. 6½ = 13/2 = 26/4 2¾ = 11/4 Step 2: Subtract to find the remaining flour. 26/4 − 11/4 = 15/4 = 3¾ cups Step 3: Divide the remaining flour equally between 2 containers. 3¾ ÷ 2 = 15/4 ÷ 2 = 15/8 = 1 7/8 cups Answer: 1 7/8 cups per container Answer: 1 7/8

Correct answer: 1 7/8

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