Question

At the neighborhood block party, Joel served 1/6 of a gallon of hot chocolate and 1/12 of a

gallon of apple cider. How much more hot chocolate than apple cider did Joel serve?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
gallons

Answer 1

1/12 gallons

Explanation:

We can determine how much more hot chocolate than apple cider die Joe serve by subtracting 1/12 from 1/6.

Step 1: Since 1/12 has the bigger denominator and 6 * 2 = 12, let's give 1/6 the same denominator as 1/12 by multiplying the entire fraction by 2/2

(1/6) * (2/2) = 2/12

Step 2: Now we can subtract 1/12 from 2/12:

2/12 - 1/12 = 1/12

Thus, Joel served 1/12 more gallons of hot chocolate than apple cider.