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Sarah needs to make a cake and some coolies. The cake requires 3/8 cup of sugar and the coolies require 3/5 cup of sugar. Sarah has 15/16 cups of sugar. Does she have enough sugar, or how much more does she need?

Sarah needs to make a cake and some coolies. The cake requires 3/8 cup of sugar and the coolies require 3/5 cup of sugar. Sarah has 15/16 cups of sugar. Does she have enough sugar, or how much more does she need? Correct Answer needs 6/19 of a cup of sugar

Sugar required = 3/8 + 3/5 = (15 + 24) / 40 = 39/40 cup Shortage of sugar = 39/40 - 15/16 = (78 - 75)/80 =  3/80 cup

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