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

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

catlover5925 · Answer

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

gelow · Answer

ok thx

anonymous · Answer

Wait, why would you be using decimals for this?

anonymous · Answer

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

anonymous · Answer

in this case the like denominator would be 24.

gelow · Answer

so 5 \24

anonymous · Answer

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

anonymous · Answer

Yes.

gelow · Answer

ok cool i will give you the medal duck

anonymous · Answer

Thanks.

gelow · Answer

no problem