Question

On Sunday, Sheldon bought 3 1/2 kg of plant food. He used 1 2/3 kg on his strawberry plants and used 1/4 kg for his tomato plants. How many kilograms of plant food did Sheldon have left?

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Answer 1

He has 1 7/12kg of plant food left.

Explanation:

How much plant food did he use?

because:1 2/3 + 1/4

and than...5/3 + 1/4

20/12 + 3/12 = 23/12

How much does he have left?

3 1/2 - 23/12

7/2 - 23/12

42/12 - 23/12 = 19/12 = 1 7/12kg left

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