Nicholas has 5 1/2 cups of flour. one recipe for a cake he is making calls for 3 3/4 cups of flour. he also needs 8 cups of flour for a cookie recipe. how much more flour will nicholas need to make the cake and cookies?

The architect's side view drawing of a saltbox-style house shows a post that supports the roof ridge. the support post is 8 ft tall. the distance from the front of the house to the support post is less than the distance from the post to the back of the house. how far from the front of the house is the support post positioned?