Suze wants to make 5 pies for a party. she needs 1 1/2 cup of confectioners sugar for each pie. she has two bags of confectioners sugars in her pantry. one bad has 3 1/4 cups remaining and the other bag has 6 1/8 cups remaining. how many cups of confectioners sugar suze have left after she prepares her pies?

1  7/8 cups leftover

Step-by-step explanation:

The total amt. of sugar Suze needs is 5(1  1/2 cups) = 15/2 cups, or 7.5 cups.

Combining the 3  1/4 and 6  1/8 cups of sugar remaining in the bag results in 3 2/8 + 6 1/8 cups, or 9 3/8 cups total.  She needs only 7.5 cups of this sugar.

Thus, she has leftover the following amount:  9 3/8 - 7 4/8 cups, which

simplifies to  1  7/8 cups

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answer:

a(n) - a(n-1) -3

discussion:

this ones a bit interesting. given a(n) = 5 - 3n consider this:

a(n-1) = 5 - 3(n-1)

          = (5 - 3n) + 3             => but a(n) = 5 - 3n, the first term

          = a(n)   + 3                 => subtract 3 from both sides

a(n-1) -3 = a(n)  

or

a(n) - a(n-1) -3

you,

mrb

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