Question

Sara had 7/8 pound of turkey. She used 2/3 pound for sandwiches. How many pounds of turkey does Sara have left?

A.
5/24 pound

B.
1/4 pound

C.
5/12 pound

D.
5/8 pound

Answer 1

ok do you have a calculator with you?? if you don't know how to enter it as a fraction
7/8 = 0.875 as a decimal and 2/3 = 0.6666667 so you can subtract these

Answer 2

ok thx

Answer 3

Wait, why would you be using decimals for this?

Answer 4

You want to get them to a like denominator and then subtract?

Answer 5

in this case the like denominator would be 24.

Answer 6

so 5 \24

Answer 7

You started with 21/24 and used 16/24. How much do you have left?

Answer 8

Yes.

Answer 9

ok cool i will give you the medal duck

Answer 10

Thanks.

Answer 11

no problem