Bonita bought 2 1/5 kg of potatoes and 1 1/2 kg of carrots. how much more potatoes than carrots did she buy???

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anonymous · Answer

suppose I told you i bought 2 pounds of sugar and 1 pound of salt, how much more sugar than salt did I buy?

anonymous · Answer

one pound more???

anonymous · Answer

how did you arrive at that answer?

anonymous · Answer

i subtracted two from one

anonymous · Answer

actually, you subtracted one from two. But good, so all you need to do now is subtract 1 1/2 kgs from 2 1/5kgs and you have your answer.

anonymous · Answer

thank you
i dont know what i would do without your help
(cause my mom sucks at math)

anonymous · Answer

you are welcome. Whenever you see a math problem, try to simplify it in terms you can easily visualize.

anonymous · Answer

kk