Question

Tom has 7/8 cup of olive oil. He uses 1/2 cup to make salad dressing and 1/8 cup to make tomato sauce. How much olive oil does Tom have left? The answer should be in simplest form.

Answer 1

Tom has a quarter of  a cup left of olive oil

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Answer 2

1/4 cup ; Add 1/2 and 1/8, which is 5/8, then subtract it from 7/8. You get 2/8, and 2/8 is 1/4 in simplest form.