you poured of a cup First of water into an empty bowl. Then you scooped out of a cup of water. How much water is left in the bowl? a. Make math drawings to help you solve this problem. Explain your answer, attending carefully to the unit amount that each fraction is of. b. In solving the problem, how do and each appear as equivalent fractions?

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carefully to the unit amount that each fraction is of.
b. In solving the problem, how do and each appear as equivalent fractions?
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