Question

Your friend drinks 2/3 of a bottle of water. You drink 5/7 of a bottle of water. Find the difference of the amount of water left in each bottle

Answer 1

5/21 bottle

Explanation:

Your friend drinks 2/3 of a bottle of water, leaving 1/3.

You drink 5/7 of a bottle, leaving 4/7.

Find the difference between 4/7 and 1/3:

Use the LCD, which is 21: 12/21 - 7/21 = 5/21

The difference between the two amounts of water left in each bottle is 5/21 bottle.

Answer 2

1/21

Explanation:

you drink 5/7 leaving 2/7

friend drinks 2/3 leaving 1/3

LCD: 21

1/3= 7/21

2/7= 6/21

7-6=1

answer 1/21