A grocer sells 12 pounds of apples. Of those, 5 3/4 pounds are green and 3 1/4 pounds are golden. The rest are red. Which is a most reasonable estimate for how many pounds of red apples the grocer sold.

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A grocer sells 12 pounds of apples. Of those,

5 3/4 pounds are green and 3 1/4 pounds are golden. The rest are red. Which is a most reasonable estimate for how many pounds of red apples the grocer sold. 3 pounds or or 5 pounds ? Explain

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12-5 3/4 -3 1/4

12-9=3

Itamar Mushkin answered May 15, 2018

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