Question

Hayden had 2 1/2 gallons of water in his watering can. The seed packet said to use 1/4 of a gallon for peppers and 5/8 of a gallon for tomatoes. Hayden then used some of the water for lettuce. If Hayden had 3/4 gallons of water left over, about how much water did he use for lettuce?

Answer 1

7/8

Explanation:

1/4 + 5/8 = 2/8 + 5/8 = 7/8

= amount used for pepper and tomatoes

2 1/2 - 3/4 = 5/2-3/4 = 10/4 -3/4 = 7/4

= total amount used

so

7/4 - 7/8 = 14/8 - 7/8 = 7/8 for lettuce