a store purchased 3 1/5 pages to advertise but then cancelled 1 7/10. How many pages did the store use?

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a store purchased 3  1/5 pages to advertise but then cancelled  1   7/10. How many pages did the store use?

anonymous · Answer

i wrote 3/2 but not sure if im correct

andrew314 · Answer

I'm puzzled by your question. 

You're saying they bought 3 (1/5) of a page and then got rid of 1 (7/10) of a page? Doesn't that mean they bought 6/10 of a page, and then canceled more than they bought? Maybe I'm interpreting the question incorrectly...

anonymous · Answer

the store purchased 3 1/5 pages to advertise, bu had to cancell 1  7/10 of the pages they had purchased. how many pages of advertising did the store use?

andrew314 · Answer

Oh sorry, I'm an idiot. I see what you are saying.

You're answer is right. Do you want me to explain how to do it or no?

andrew314 · Answer

No problem. And you aren't an idiot either.