Question

7th- Grade question

8. A bottle contained 3 7/12 cups of juice. Then Mark drank 1 1/6 cups of the

juice. How much juice was left in the bottle?

A. 2 1/12 cups

B. 2 1/6 cups

C. 2 5/12 cups

D. 2 5/6 cups

Answer 1

C

Explanation:

3 7/12 - 1 1/6

1. Change 1 1/6 into the same denominator as 3 7/12.

3 7/12 - 1 2/12

2. Subtract whole numbers.

3 - 1 = 2

3. Subtract the fractions.

7/12 - 2/12 = 5/12

4. Answer is 2 5/12 (C).

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