Question

Morris has 2 3/4 gallons of ice tea. He gives 3/7 of it to her friend. How many gallons of ice tea does Morris have left?

Answer 1

`2 (9)/(28)` gallons of ice tea is left with Morris

Explanation:

Morris has 2 3/4 gallons of ice tea. He gives 3/7 of it to her friend.

Morris has 2 3/4 gallons of ice tea

`2(3)/(4)= (2*4+3)/(4)=(11)/(4)`

He gives 3/7 of it to her friend.

To find how many gallons of ice tea does Morris have left , we subtract 3/7 from 11/4

`(11)/(4)- (3)/(7)`

Make the denominators same

`(11*7)/(4*7)- (3*4)/(7*4)`

`(77)/(28)- (12)/(28)`

`(65)/(28)`

`(65)/(28) = 2 (9)/(28)`