Question

Sandy bought 12 7/8 pounds of peaches to make jam. She and her mother ate 0.75 of a pound of the peaches before making the jam. They used 9 3/8 pounds of the peaches to make the jam. How many pounds of peaches were left over?

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Answer 1

The answer is 2 6/8

Work-
1. Turn .75 into a fraction which is 3/4.
2. Then change the denominator to be common with the other which would make it 6/8.
3. Then make 12 7/8 into a improper fraction which is 103/8 and subtract the 6/8 to get 97/8.
4. Then change 9 3/8 into an improper fraction which is 75/8.
5. Subtract 75/8 from 97/8 to get 22/8.
6. Lastly, change it to a mixed number which would come out to be 2 6/8.

Answer 2

Answer: 2.750

Step-by-step explanation: make 12 7/8 into a decimal then subtract 0.75 to 12.875 than you have 12.125 now you subtract 9. 375 to 12.125 and you have your answer I hope this is right