Amaya has an inflatable pool that she filled 3/4 full for her cousin on a hot summer day. After playing all day, the pool was 3/10 full. How much of the water was lost?(1 point)
Responses
To find the amount of water that was lost, we need to find the difference between the initial amount of water and the final amount of water.
The initial amount of water is 3/4 full and the final amount of water is 3/10 full.
To find the difference, we subtract the final amount from the initial amount:
3/4 - 3/10
To subtract fractions with different denominators, we need to find a common denominator. In this case, the least common denominator is 20.
3/4 = 15/20
3/10 = 6/20
Now, we can subtract the fractions:
15/20 - 6/20 = 9/20
Therefore, 9/20 of the water was lost.