Question

4. A chef prepared five chocolate tortes for a dinner party. The guests consumed 2 5 ∕ 16 tortes. How many tortes are left? A. 3 11 ∕ 16 B. 3 9 ∕ 16 C. 2 11 ∕ 16 D. 2 9 ∕ 16

Answer 1

5-2 5/16
Convert the second term to improper fraction;
5-
`(37)/(16)`
=
`(80)/(16) - (37)/(16)`
=
`(43)/(16)`
=2
`(11)/(16)`