Question

A baker uses food coloring to color cake batter he needs 4 1/8 ounces of green food coloring the baker only has 2 3/8 ounces how much more green food coloring does he need

Answer 1

You would set the problem up as 4 1/8 - 2 3/8 = x
Change both fractions into improper fractions and substitute
33/8 - 19/8 = 14/8
Simplify
14/8 = 1 6/8 = 1 3/4

Answer 2

Answer:

14/8 = 1 6/8 = 1 3/4

explanation:

because the person above me said so