Jane needs 1/2 of a cup of water. She pours into 1/4 of a cup. How much cup of water she has left?

Don't know fractions very much.
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A half is two quarters (think of half a dollar and two quarters). If we take away one quarter, we have one quarter left. So 1/2-1/4=2/4-1/4=1/4.

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Let x of a cuo water left
1/2 = 1/4+x
x = 1/2-1/4
x = 1/4

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