# The recipe

The recipe they are following requires 7/8 cups of milk, Tom already put 3/8 cups of milk. How much milk should Lea add to follow the recipe?

a =  0.5

### Step-by-step explanation:

$a=\frac{7}{8}-\frac{3}{8}=\frac{1}{2}=0.5$

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