peppa and maricel are baking cookies together.they each agree to bribg some of the ingredients for the cookies.The recipe calls for 4 cups of flour.Sasha brings 2 bags of flour each holding 3/4 of a cup flour.Emily brings 9 bags of flour each holding 1/4 of a cup of flour.How much flour do they still need for the recipe?
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Solution:Step 1: Calculate the flour Sasha brought.Sasha brought 2 bags × (3/4 cup/bag) = 1.5 cups of flourStep 2: Calculate the flour Emily brought.Emily brought 9 bags × (1/4 cup/bag) = 2.25 cups of flourStep 3: Calculate the total flour they brought.Total flour = 1.5 cups + 2.25 cups = 3.75 cupsStep 4: Calculate the flour still needed.Flour needed = 4 cups (recipe) - 3.75 cups (brought) = 0.25 cupsFinal answer: They still need 0.25 cups (or 1/4 cup) of flour for the recipe.
