Question

. Tina bought 3 1/2 pounds of turkeyand 2 1/4 pounds of cheese. She used1 1/2 pounds of cheese to make macaroniand cheese. How much cheese doesshe have left?

Answer 1

From the question, Tina bought

`\begin{gathered} 3(1)/(2)\text{ pounds of turkey and } \\ 2(1)/(4)\text{ pounds of ch}eese \end{gathered}`

But she used only

`1(1)/(2)\text{ pounds of ch}eese\text{ to make macaroni and ch}eese`

The amount of cheese she will have left is

`\begin{gathered} 2(1)/(4)-1(1)/(2) \\ \text{changing to improper fraction we have } \\ (9)/(4)-(3)/(2) \\ =(9-6)/(4) \\ =(3)/(4) \end{gathered}`

Hence she has

`(3)/(4)\text{ pounds of ch}eese\text{ left }`