Question

A surgery patient needs to lose 24 pounds before her upcoming surgery. Your patient lost 6 ½ pounds at the first 2 week checkup and 8 2/5 pounds at the next visit. How much more does the patient need to lose to achieve the weight lose needed for surgery?

Answer 1

you add 8 2/5 and 6 1/2. the common denominator is 10, and when you add, you get 14 9/10. then you subtract

24 - 14 9/10 and you get 9 1/10