Question

Sarah and her friends picked 3 3/4 pints of blueberries. After they ate some of the blueberries, only 2 1/3 pints remained.

How many pints of blueberries did Sarah and her friends eat?

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Answer 1

1) she and her friends ate 1 5/12, or 17/12 pints.

ANSWER= 1 5/12 pints

Answer 2

Answer : The pints of blueberries Sarah and her friends eat,
`1(5)/(12)`

Step-by-step explanation :

As we are given that:

Sarah and her friends picked pints of blueberries =
`3(3)/(4)=(15)/(4)`

Let us assume that they ate number of the blueberries be, 'x'

Remaining blueberries sarah and her friends eat =
`(15)/(4)-x`

We are given that Remaining blueberries sarah and her friends eat =
`2(1)/(3)=(7)/(3)`

So,

`(15)/(4)-x=(7)/(3)`

`(15)/(4)-(7)/(3)=x`

`(17)/(12)=x`

`1(5)/(12)=x`

Thus, the pints of blueberries Sarah and her friends eat,
`1(5)/(12)`