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Leah brought 4 1/2 pounds of grapes. Of the grapes she bought, 1 7/8 pounds were red grapes. The rest were green grapes. How many pounds of green grapes did Leah buy?
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Leah brought 4 1/2 pounds of grapes. Of the grapes she bought, 1 7/8 pounds were red grapes. The rest were green grapes. How many pounds of green grapes did Leah buy?

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5/8

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User Shinesecret
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Total pounds = 4 1/2

Red = 1 7/8

Rest were green

Green = 4 1/2 - 1 7/8

Green = 9/2 - 15/8

= (9/2)*(4/4) - 15/8

= 36/8 - 15/8 = 21/8

21/8 = 2 5/8 pounds were Green
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