Question

Marcus has to write a 4 1/2 page essay for his English class.he has only written 1 1/6 pages. how many pages does he have left to write?

Answer 1

3 2/6

Explanation:

total pages to be written

add 4 to 1/2 using common denominators

4 1/2 = 8/2 + 1/2

= 9/2 or 27/6

pages Marcus wrote

add 1 to 1/6 using common denominators

1 1/6 = 6/6 + 1/6

= 7/6

pages left

27/6 - 7/6 = 20/6 or 3 2/6