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Question: 5 of 36:
Alice bought 8\9 of a pound of grapes and ate 1\3 of a pound. How many pounds were left?
A. 8\6
B. 7\3
C. 7\9
D. 5\9

Answer 1

She brought 8\9 that means that the initial amount was 8\9.
She ate 1/3. That means that what happened to the 8/9 of a pound of grapes?

Answer 2

i am still a little confused. i want to say it would be 7\7 but its not an option..

Answer 3

When you subtract or add fractions you don't subtract the denominator, only the numerator.

Answer 4

So lets say you add