Question

diego is baking cookies for a fundraiser. he opens a 5-pound bag of flour and uses 1.5 pounds of flour to bake the cookies. which equation or inequality represents f, the amount of flour left in the bag after diego bakes the cookies? (lesson 2-18) options: f=1.5, f<1.5, f=3.5, f>3.5

Explanation:

Step1: Determine the formula

To find the amount of flour left, we use the formula: Initial amount - Used amount = Remaining amount.
Initial amount of flour is 5 pounds, used amount is 1.5 pounds. So the formula is $f = 5 - 1.5$.

Step2: Calculate the remaining amount

Calculate $5 - 1.5 = 3.5$. So $f = 3.5$.

Answer:

f = 3.5 (the option corresponding to this equation, e.g., if the third option is "f = 3.5", then the answer is the third option with its text, like "C. f = 3.5" assuming the options are labeled A, B, C, D, etc. But based on the given options, the correct one is the one with f = 3.5, so we present the option as per the original problem's option list. From the given options, the third option (assuming the first is f=1.5, second f<1.5, third f=3.5, fourth f>3.5) is the correct one, so:

The correct option is the one with "f = 3.5" (e.g., if the options are listed as:

A. f = 1.5

B. f < 1.5

C. f = 3.5

D. f > 3.5

Then the answer is C. f = 3.5)