A dessert recipe requires 3/4 cups

of flour, divided. If 1/4 cup
of flour is needed for the crumble on top of the dessert, how much flour is used in the body of the dessert? Express your answer in simplest terms.(1 point)
cup(s)

1 answer

To find out how much flour is used in the body of the dessert, you can subtract the amount of flour used for the crumble from the total amount of flour required.

Total flour required: \( \frac{3}{4} \) cups
Flour used for crumble: \( \frac{1}{4} \) cups

Now, perform the subtraction:

\[ \frac{3}{4} - \frac{1}{4} = \frac{3 - 1}{4} = \frac{2}{4} = \frac{1}{2} \]

Thus, the amount of flour used in the body of the dessert is \( \frac{1}{2} \) cup.