Dakota filled a measuring cup with 43 of a cup of vegetable oil. Then she poured 41 of a cup of the oil into a frying pan. How much oil is left in the measuring cup?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.___ cups
Q. Dakota filled a measuring cup with 43 of a cup of vegetable oil. Then she poured 41 of a cup of the oil into a frying pan. How much oil is left in the measuring cup?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.___ cups
Start with oil: Dakota started with 43 cup of oil. She poured out 41 cup. To find out how much is left, subtract the amount poured out from the original amount. Calculation: 43−41=42
Pour out oil: Simplify the fraction obtained from the subtraction.Calculation: 42 simplifies to 21
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