Question

Paul bought 6 pounds of hamburger. He used 3 1/ 2  pounds to make burgers. Paul says he has 2 1/ 2  pounds of hamburger left.

Is Paul's answer reasonable?

A.No, his answer is not reasonable because 6+ 3 1/ 2 =9 1/ 2  .

B.Yes, his answer is reasonable because 3 1/ 2 +2 1/ 2 =6   .

C.No, his answer is not reasonable because 6−3 1/ 2 =3 1/ 2   .


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Answer 1

option B

Explanation:

Paul bought 6 pounds of hamburger. He used 3 1/ 2 pounds to make burgers. Paul says he has 2 1/ 2 pounds of hamburger left.

To find out pounds of hamburger left we subtract 3 1/2 from 6 pounds

`3 (1)/(2) =(3*2+1)/(2)=(7)/(2)`

Now we subtract the fraction from 6

`6 - (7)/(2) = (12)/(2) - (7)/(2) =(5)/(2)`

Now we convert 5/2 into mixed fraction

`(5)/(2) = 2(1)/(2)`

Paul's answer is correct. because when we add
`3(1)/(2) + 2(1)/(2)` we will get 6