PSLE Elyse bought some cake flour and some mix grain flour. She used an equal amount of cake flour and mix grain flour. She had
34 of the cake flour and
25 of the mix grain flour left. What fraction of the flour which Elyse used?
Cake flour |
Mix grain flour |
Total |
4x3 |
5 |
|
Used |
Left |
Used |
Left |
|
1x3 |
3x3 |
3 |
2 |
|
3 u |
9 u |
3 u |
2 u |
17 u |
The quantity of cake flour and mix grain flour used is the same. Make these 2 quantities the same. LCM of 1 and 3 is 3.
Fraction of the flour bought that was used
=
3 + 312 + 5 =
617Answer(s):
617