Question

An unopened bag of candy weighed 5 1/2 lb. After opening the bag and eating some of the candy, the bag weighed 2 1/4 lb. How many pounds of candy were eaten?

Answer 1

We need to subtract fractions

Answer 2

okay

Answer 3

what is 0.5-0.25? (This is the easier way to subtract the fractions.

Answer 4

so it would be 3 1/4?

Answer 5

Yes!

Answer 6

\[\frac { 1 } { 2 }{ 5 } - \frac { 1 } { 4 }{ 2 } = 3 2/8 = 1/4\]

Answer 7

the answer is 3 1/4

Answer 8

thank you guys :D

Answer 9

No problem!