Question

Vanessa bought a total of 5⁄3 pounds of green and red peppers. She bought 2⁄3 of a pound of green peppers. How many pounds of red peppers did she buy?

Answer 1

vanessa bought 1 pound of red peppers

Explanation:

5/3=1/2/3

so 1/2/3-2/3=1 pound of red peppers

Answer 2

1 pound or 3/3

Explanation:

Subtract the green peppers from the total (5/3 - 2/3 = 3/3)

To convert to a whole number, divide 3 by 3, which equals 1, so 1 whole pound of red peppers.