A cookie recipe calls for ¾ cup of sugar. You have the following measuring cups: 1 cup, ½ cup, ⅓ cup, ¼ cup, ⅛ cup, and a tablespoon (which is 1/16 cup).

Suppose you want to reduce the amount of sugar in your cookie recipe. You decide to subtract ⅛ of cup of sugar from the original amount of ¾ of a cup. How much sugar is now in your recipe? Show your work using two different methods.

2/3x + 7 = 29

step-by-step explanation:

two thirds = 2/3

plus a number = x

at least 29 = 29

there for you should get 2/3x + 7 = 29

b. 1.25 hr

step-by-step explanation:

if you have a constant speed of 60 mph, then you have a ratio between 60 mi. to 1 hr. dividing both sides by 60 we get the ratio

1 mi. to

then mult. both sides by 75 we get the ratio

75 mi. to

simplifying we get

75 mi. to

or 1.25 hr.