Susan was supposed to use 5/4 of a cup of butter in her recipe, but she only used 3/4 of a cup of butter. What fraction of the butter that she should have used did Susan actually use? Make a math drawing to help you solve this problem and explain our solution. Use our definition of fraction in your explanation and attend to the unit amount that each fraction is of
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- Susan was supposed to use 5/4 cups of butter. - She actually used 3/4 cups of butter. - We need to find out what fraction of the required butter Susan actually used. Show more…
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