Marri bought 1/2 pound licorice, 1/3 pound of candy worms, and 2/5 pound of jawbreakers. how many more pounds of licorice than jawbreakers did she buy?(1 point) Responses 1/10 pound 1 tenth pound 3/4 pound 3 fourths pound 9/10 pound 9 tenths pound 2/5 pound
To find the difference in pounds between the licorice and jawbreakers, we subtract the weight of the jawbreakers from the weight of the licorice:
1/2 pound - 2/5 pound = (5/10 pound) - (4/10 pound) = 1/10 pound
Therefore, Marri bought 1/10 pound more of licorice than jawbreakers.
To find out how many more pounds of licorice Marri bought than jawbreakers, we need to calculate the difference between the two amounts.
The amount of licorice Marri bought is 1/2 pound.
The amount of jawbreakers Marri bought is 2/5 pound.
To find the difference, we subtract the amount of jawbreakers from the amount of licorice:
1/2 pound - 2/5 pound
To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator. The least common multiple of 2 and 5 is 10.
1/2 pound = 5/10 pound
2/5 pound = 4/10 pound
Now we can subtract the fractions:
5/10 pound - 4/10 pound = 1/10 pound
Therefore, Marri bought 1/10 pound more licorice than jawbreakers.
To find out how many more pounds of licorice Marri bought than jawbreakers, we need to subtract the weight of the jawbreakers from the weight of the licorice.
Let's start by adding the weights of licorice, candy worms, and jawbreakers:
1/2 pound + 1/3 pound + 2/5 pound = (10/20) pound + (6/20) pound + (16/20) pound
Combining the fractions, we have:
10/20 + 6/20 + 16/20 = 32/20 pound
Now, let's subtract the weight of the jawbreakers (2/5 pound) from the combined weight:
32/20 pound - 2/5 pound
To subtract fractions, we need to have a common denominator. The least common denominator for 20 and 5 is 20.
Converting 2/5 pound to twentieths:
2/5 pound = (2/5) * (4/4) = 8/20 pound
Subtracting the jawbreakers' weight from the combined weight:
32/20 pound - 8/20 pound = 24/20 pound
Simplifying the result:
24/20 pound = (4/4) * (6/5) = 24/20 = 6/5 pound
Therefore, Marri bought 6/5 pound more licorice than jawbreakers.