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The cafe where you work just ran out of coffee, and you are at the store to buy 1 1/2pounds of coffee. You have put a can with 3/4 pound of coffee into your shopping cart. How many more pounds of coffee do you need?

User DexJ
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To find out how many more pounds of coffee you need, you can subtract the amount of coffee already in your cart from the desired amount of 1 1/2 pounds.

First, convert the mixed number 1 1/2 into an improper fraction. To do this, multiply the whole number (1) by the denominator of the fraction (2), and add the result to the numerator (1). This gives us (1 * 2) + 1 = 3/2 pounds.

Next, subtract the amount of coffee in your cart (3/4 pound) from the desired amount (3/2 pounds).

3/2 pounds - 3/4 pound = 6/4 pounds - 3/4 pound = (6 - 3)/4 = 3/4 pound.

Therefore, you still need 3/4 pound of coffee.

In conclusion, you need an additional 3/4 pound of coffee to reach the desired amount of 1 1/2 pounds.

User Adam Michael Wood
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Answer:

3/4

Explanation:

3/4 + 3/4 = 1 1/2.

Easy.

User Stormbeta
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