Question

Lexi placed an order for 3/4 of a sack of brown lentils and 7/12 of a sack of green lentils. How much more brown lentils did Lexi order? Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number sacks

Answer 1

1/6 of a sack more.

Explanation:

3/4 - 7/12

The LCM of 4 and 12 is 12 so we write:

= 9/12 - 7/12

= 2/12

= 1/6.