Question

Mariah had 2 2/4 bags of soil to use in her garden. After her gardening she had 3/4 of a bag left. How much soil did she use?

Answer 1

`(7)/(4)` of a bag of soil

Explanation:

Given: Mariah had
`2(2)/(4)` bags of soil to use in her garden. After her gardening, she had
`(3)/(4)` of a bag left

To find: quantity of soil used.

Solution:

Quantity of soil in the garden =
`2(2)/(4)=(10)/(4)` bags of soil

Quantity of soil left =
`(3)/(4)` of a bag

Quantity of soil used
`=(10)/(4)-(3)/(4)=(7)/(4)` of a bag of soil.