Question

ben bought six and three fifths bags of rocks to use in his garden. He used four and one fifth bags. How many bags does Ben have left?

Answer 1

2 2/5

Explanation:

6 3/5 - 4 1/5 = 2 2/5

Answer 2

To find the answer, we need to subtract the amount of bags Ben used from the amount he bought:

6 and 3/5 - 4 and 1/5

To subtract fractions, we need to have a common denominator. The smallest common denominator for 5 and 20 is 20, so we'll convert both fractions:

6 and 3/5 = 6 * 5/5 + 3/5 = 30/5 + 3/5 = 33/5

4 and 1/5 = 4 * 20/20 + 1/5 = 80/20 + 1/5 = 81/20

Now we can subtract:

33/5 - 81/20

We need to convert the mixed number to an improper fraction and find a common denominator:

33/5 - 81/20 = 132/20 - 81/20

Now we can subtract:

132/20 - 81/20 = 51/20

So Ben has 51/20 bags of rocks left. This can be simplified to 2 and 11/20 bags.