Question

Melanie had 4 2/3 pounds of chopped walnuts. She used 1 1/4 pounds in a recipe. How many pounds of chopped walnuts did she have left?

Answer 1

Answer: 3 5/12

Explanation:

Answer 2

Explanation:

To make the denominator the same on both sides you need to multiply 1/4 by three and make it 3/12 and multiply 2/3 by four to get 8/12 and then you just subtract to get 3 5/12