Question

Rebecca picked 1/4 bushel of blueberries yesterday. Today, she picked 7/9 of a bushel of blueberries. How much more did she pick today than yesterday?

Answer 1

19/36 more than yesterday

Explanation:

Since the denominators are different, multiply each fraction by the denominator of the other to be the same.

1/4 * 9 = 9/36

7/9 * 4 = 28/36

Now that the denominators are the same, you can subtract:

28/36 - 9/36 = 19/36