Question

Mrs. Cerra planted 4 ⅞ acres of wheat and 1 ⅝ acres of corn. How much more wheat did she plant than corn?

Answer 1

We can subtract the acres of corn from the acres of wheat.

`4 (7)/(8) - 1 (5)/(8) = 3 (2)/(8) = 3 (1)/(4)`
She planted 3 1/4 more acres of wheat than corn.