5. Sarah decided to bake pumpkin bread and a cake. For the bread she needed $$ 3 \frac{1}{3} $$ cups of flour. For the cake she needed $$ 1 \frac{2}{3} $$ cups of flour. She had 8 cups of flour. How much flour did she have left over after making the bread and cake?

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1. Convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions:
   - For the bread: 
     $$
     3\frac{1}{3} = \frac{3 \times 3 + 1}{3} = \frac{9 + 1}{3} = \frac{10}{3}
     $$
   - For the cake:
     $$
     1\frac{2}{3} = \frac{1 \times 3 + 2}{3} = \frac{3 + 2}{3} = \frac{5}{3}
     $$

2. Add the fractions to find the total amount of flour needed:
   $$
   \frac{10}{3} + \frac{5}{3} = \frac{10 + 5}{3} = \frac{15}{3} = 5
   $$

3. Subtract the total amount used from the available flour:
   $$
   8 - 5 = 3
   $$

Sarah had $$3$$ cups of flour left over.
Sarah had 3 cups of flour left over after making the bread and cake.

5. Sarah decided to bake pumpkin bread and a cake. For the bread she needed \( 3 \frac{1}{3} \) cups of flour. For the cake she needed \( 1 \frac{2}{3} \) cups of flour. She had 8 cups of flour. How much flour did she have left over after making the bread and cake?

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