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?

A. 3 1/4
B. 3
C. 2 3/4
D. 2 1/4

Answer 1

C

Explanation:

initial amount: 12 7/8 lbs

ate: 0.75 lbs= 3/4 lbs = 6/8 lbs

used: 9 3/8 lbs

remainder: 12 7/8 - 9 3/8 - 6/8

= 3 1/8 - 3/8

=2 6/8 = 2 3/4 = C

therefore C is the answer