Question

richard bought rolls for a bbq he bought 4 1/4 dozen wheat rolls and 5 2/3 snowflake rolls if 4 1/3 were eaten at the bbq how many dozen rolls does richard have left

Answer 1

The equation for this would be 41/4 + 52/3 - 41/3= ?
So then you just change all the denominators to their lcm, which is 12 and multiply the numerator accordingly.
123/12 + 208/12 - 164/12 = 167/12

Answer 2

Answer: Richard has 5 7/12 rolls left.

Explanation:

Hi to answer this question, first, we have to sum the amount of rolls Richard bought for the bbq:

4 1/4 + 5 2/3 = 4 3/12 + 5 8/12 = 9 11/12

Finally we have to subtract the amount of rolls eaten at the bbq to the previous number.

9 11/12 - 4 1/3 = 9 11/12 - 4 4/12= 5 7/12

So, Richard has 5 7/12 rolls left.

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