Question

Jackie has 1 6/12 pitchers of fruit juice. She and her friend drink 4/12 of a pitcher. How much fruit does Jackie have left?

Answer 1

`1(1)/(6)\ pitchers\ of\ fruit\ juice`

Explanation:

we know that

To find out how much fruit Jackie has left, subtract 4/12 from 1 6/12.

Convert mixed number to an improper fraction first

`1(6)/(12)=(1*12+6)/(12)=(18)/(12)\ pitchers\ of\ fruit\ juice`

so

`(18)/(12)-(4)/(12)=(14)/(12)\ pitchers\ of\ fruit\ juice`

convert to mixed number

`(14)/(12)=(12)/(12)+(2)/(12)=1(1)/(6)\ pitchers\ of\ fruit\ juice`