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Sarah and Nathan each picked a bucket of strawberries. Sarah picked 4 1/4 and Nathan picked 3 3/4. How much more did Sarah pick than Nathan?

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Answer: 1/2 buckets

Explanation:

Sarah picked 4¹/₄ buckets of grapes and Nathan picked 3³/₄ buckets.

To find out how much Sarah picked more than Nathan, simply subtract Nathan's buckets from Sarah's.

First convert the fractions to improper fractions:

4¹/₄ = 17/4

3³/₄ = 15/4

As the have the same denominator, you can directly subtract them:

= 17/4 - 15/4

= 2/4

= 1/2 buckets

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