Question

$ 3K Mathematics - Grade 5 Check for Understanding. Unit 4: Add and Subtract Post Rational Numbers 5. Jose bought 8 cups of pecans. He used 1 cups of pecans in his salad and 3 cups of peous to make a pie. He wants to use 4.3 cups of pecans for a gift basket Does Jose have enough? Justify your answer using words or pictures.

Answer 1

Jose does not have enough pecans. This comes from the fact that he bought 8 cups but use 4 in total in the salad and pie; this means that he has:

$8-4=4$

four cups remaining; since 4.3 cups is more that what he has left we conclude that he does not have enoug for the gift basket.