Question

One container holds 1 7/8 quarts of water and a second container holds 5 3/4 quarts of water. How many more quarts of water does the second container hold than the first container? PLEASE HELP ME NOW!!!!!!

Answer 1

Well first,you have to convert 17/8 to a mixed number.You have to do that because it is a improper fraction.17/8 as a mixed is 2 1/8.Then you subtract 5 3/4 from 2 1/8.




After all the work you should get 3 5/8

Answer 2

We know that one container contains
`1 (7)/(8)` and the second container contains
`5 (3)/(4)`. To find how many more quarts of water the second container holds than the first one, we do:


`5 (3)/(4) -1 (7)/(8)=` ←Make them have common denominator

`5 (6)/(8)-1 (7)/(8=)` ←Make them into improper fraction

`(46)/(8)- (15)/(8)=` ←Subtract them

`(31)/(8)=` ←Simplify

`3 \sqrt[7]{8}` ←That's your answer