jessica made 8/3 pounds of fudge. she gives 3/4 pound of fudge to will. how many pounds or how much of a pound of fudge does she have left?
8/3 = 32/12
3/4 = 9/12
32/12 - 9/12 = 23/12 = 1 11/12 pound left
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thank u....jessica made 8/3 pounds of fudge. she gives 3/4 of what she has to will.
A. how many pounds or how much of a pound of fudge does will get?
B. how many pounds or how much of a pound of fudge she have left?
(3/4) * (8/3) = 24/12 = 2 pounds
32/12 - 24/12 = 9/12 = 3/4 pound left.
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To find out how much fudge Jessica has left, we need to subtract the amount she gave to Will from the amount she initially made.
Jessica initially made 8/3 pounds of fudge.
She gave 3/4 pound of fudge to Will.
To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator. In this case, let's use 12 as the common denominator.
Converting the fractions to have the same denominator:
8/3 pounds = (8/3)*(4/4) = 32/12 pounds
3/4 pound = (3/4)*(3/3) = 9/12 pound
Now, we can subtract the fractions:
32/12 - 9/12 = (32 - 9) / 12 = 23/12
Therefore, Jessica has 23/12 pounds of fudge left, which is equal to 1 and 11/12 pounds or 1.92 pounds (rounded to two decimal places).