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he picks 1 2/5 kg less strawberries in the morning than in the afternoon . If sheldon picks 2 1/4 kg in the morning how many kilograms of strawberries does he pick in the afternoon

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Answer:

= 17/20

Explanation:

Subtract 1 2/5 kg from 2 1/4. So, first you have to find a common denominator which would be 20 so now it is 2 5/20 - 1 8/20 so now take the 2 5/20 and make it 1 25/20 - 1 8/20 which equals 17/20 kg

User Chakshu
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what you need to do is subtract 1 2/5 kg from 2 1/4 so first you have to find a common denominator which would be 20 so now it is 2 5/20 - 1 8/20 so now take the 2 5/20 and make it 1 25/20 - 1 8/20 which equals 17/20 kg (I hope you can understand that if you cant sorry that's what I learn how to do that)
answer = 17/20
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