Question

chris has 3 1/2 boxes of tomatoes at his restaurant he uses 1 3/4 boxes to make tomato sauce for tonight's dinner. How many boxes of tomatoes does chris have left over?

Answer 1

1 3/4

Explanation:

Answer 2

1 3/4

Explanation:

3 1/2 boxes of tomatoes currently. uses 1 3/4, taking it away basically.

3 1/2 - 1 3/4

3 2/4 - 1 3/4 ;; i did this with finding a common denominator for it to be easier for me to solve.

3 - 1 = 2

2/4 - 3/4 = -1/4

2 + -1/4 = 1 3/4

correct me if wrong.