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Ms. Sanger blended 8 3/4 gallons of iced tea with some lemonade for a picnic. If there were 13 2/5 gallons of the beverage, how many gallons of lemonade did she use?

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Answer:


4(13)/(20)

Explanation:

It is given that Ms. Sanger blended 8 3/4 gallons of iced tea with some lemonade for a picnic.

Iced tea =
8(3)/(4)=(35)/(4) gallons

Beverage =
13(2)/(5)=(67)/(5) gallons

Let she use x gallons of lemonade.


Lemonade + Iced tea = Beverage


x+(35)/(4)=(67)/(5)


x=(67)/(5)-(35)/(4)


x=(268-175)/(20)


x=(93)/(20)


x=4(13)/(20)

Therefore, she use
4(13)/(20) gallons of lemonade.

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