Joseph had 7 1/4 ounces of candy to share with his friends. He gave them 2 4/5 ounces of candy when they came over to play video games. How many ounces of candy does Joseph have left? Explain.

4 9/20

make sure you have the same denominator.
this is a subtraction problem.
7 1/4 turns into 7 5/20 and 2 4/5 turns into 2 16/20. since you can not subtract 16/20 from 5/20 you need to borrow from the whole which is 7. so 7 becomes a 6 and you add 20/20 +5/20 and get 25/20 now you can subtract 6 25/20 - 2 16/20 = 4 9/20

guys remember to put it into your own words

4 9/20

im srry u dont like my name~ but im not changing it.

Bruh your literally right here sitting next to me.

THANK YOU VErY MUCH

bruh why you just changing ur name talking to urself that's sad

Are you Joking? if so it ain't funny.

7 1/4 - 2 4/5

Turn the denominator into a common denominator for both fractions:
7 5/20 - 2 16/20
To subtract easier, turn the fractions into an improper fraction:
145/20 - 56/20
Subtract the numerators:
145 - 56 = 89 ---> 89/20
Simplify (to get an answer of):
4 9/20
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Joseph has 4 9/20 ounces of candy left

Anonymous You just copy pasted Debbie. Really?