Naomi has three pounds of apples and 2 1/2 pounds of grapes if she gets 1/3 of her apples to Christine, how many pounds of apples does she have left?

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Naomi has three pounds of apples and 2 1/2 pounds of grapes if she gets 1/3  of her apples to Christine, how many pounds of apples does she have left?

capthca · Answer

this is history plz go to math for that plz

saucvi · Answer

This is history but the answer is 1 1/6. You find common denominators which in this case would be 6. so 1/3 = 2/6 and 2 1/2 = 15/6. Now subtract 2/6 from 15/6 and you get 13/6. Simplified, 2 1/6.