Question

tim needs 3 pounds of vegetables for a vegetable soup recipe. he already has 2/3 pound of carrots and 1/4 pound of celery. how many more vegetables can he add if one celery is 1/4 and the carrots are 2/3?

Answer 1

25/12 more pounds of vegetables

Answer 2

25/12 - pounds more vegetables

Explanation:

first we need to put these variables into like terms

36/12 - 3

8/12 - 2/3

3/12 - 1/4

add the last two up and subtract from the first and you get how much you need left over