Question

How much heavier is a 9 1/8 pound box than a 2 5/6 pound box

Answer 1

6 and 7/24. You just find a common denominator and subtract.

Answer 2

9 1/8 pounds is 6 7/24 pounds heavier than 2 5/6 pounds.

Explanation:

First, we will convert the mixed fraction in improper fractions.

9 1/8 pound =
`(73)/(8)` pounds

2 5/6 pound =
`(17)/(6)` pounds

To know how much heavy is a 9 1/8 pound box than a 2 5/6 pound box, we will subtract the smaller value from bigger one.

`(73)/(8)- (17)/(6)`

We will take the LCM of 8 and 6 to get a common denominator.

LCM is 24.

=
`(219-68)/(24)`

=
`(151)/(24)` pounds

In mixed fraction it is :
`6(7)/(24)`

Therefore, 9 1/8 pounds is 6 7/24 pounds heavier than 2 5/6 pounds.