Question

Solve the following. Give the answer in simplest form. Steven has 5 over 6 lb of jelly beans and 1 third lb of gummy bears. How many more pounds of jelly beans than gummy bears does he have? Write the answer in fraction form .ANS. ______________. lb more.

Answer 1

1/2 lb more of jelly beans

1) Gathering the data

Steven: 5/6 lb of jelly beans and 1/3 lb of gummy bears

2) We can find out the answer by writing out the following expression:

`(5)/(6)-(1)/(3)=`

Since we have different denominators let's find the LCM:

And proceed with the subtraction above:

`(6\colon6*5-6\colon3*1)/(6)=(5-2)/(6)=(3)/(6)=(1)/(2)`

2) Hence, the answer is Steven has 1/2 lb more of jelly beans