Question

Lucy had 12.5 pounds of candy. Lisa had 5 6/14 pounds less than Lucy. How much candy did Lucy have?

Answer 1

The answer is 6.08 and here is why:

The way to find this is
`12.5- 6(6)/(14)`

`6/14=0.42` so this leaves us with

`12.5-6.42=6.08`

So Lisa has 6.08 pounds of candy

Answer 2

Lucy has 12.5 pounds, Lisa has 7 1/14 pounds