taylorcardin200 taylorcardin200
  • 21-05-2018
  • Mathematics
contestada

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?

Respuesta :

agnesf1977 agnesf1977
  • 21-05-2018
There would have been 3.25 or 3 1/4 pounds of candy eaten.
you would do 5 1/2 - 2 1/4 and get 3 1/4 .
Answer Link
Tamyanswer Tamyanswer
  • 21-05-2018
1 1/4  lbs of the candy was eaten. 5 1/2 becomes the improper fraction 11/2 and 2 1/4 becomes the improper fraction 9/4. After subtraction, you get 13/4, or 1 1/4.
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

How many points are necessary to define a line?
Which graph is an example of a function?
Which description of the Oracle of Delphi is correct? A. A royal princess who predicted the end of Athens' greatness. B. A prophet who said it was hopeles
Factor. ​ 18b−32 ​ Enter your answer in the boxes. [ ]([ ])
If I have 7.7 moles of gas at a pressure of 0.0990 ATM and at a temperature of 256 K, what is the volume of the container that the gas is in?
What's the gist for along walk to water chapter 2 for salva and nya
Cos A = 0.83 and cos B = 0.55. What is sin A + sin B?
(25 POINTS!!) Arrange the events from Book 13 of the Odyssey in the correct order. 1)Ulysses finishes recounting his adventures of his journey home to the Phaea
All of the following are good examples of​ "big rocks" EXCEPT A. going to classes. B. working out at the gym. C. meeting with study group members. D. studying f
A business assistant must leave more than $50 in the supply account. There is $200 in the account. The assistant needs to order x boxes of pens that cost $10.5