Question

jeremy used $3\frac{3}{4}$ cups of flour and $1\frac{3}{8}$ cups of sugar to make a cake. how much more flour than sugar did he use?

Explanation:

Step1: Convert to improper fractions

$3\frac{3}{4} = \frac{15}{4}$, $1\frac{3}{8} = \frac{11}{8}$

Step2: Get common denominator

$\frac{15}{4} = \frac{30}{8}$

Step3: Subtract the two fractions

$\frac{30}{8} - \frac{11}{8} = \frac{19}{8}$

Step4: Convert to mixed number

$\frac{19}{8} = 2\frac{3}{8}$

Answer:

$2\frac{3}{8}$ cups