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
2/5
pound
9/10
pound
3/4
pound
1/10
pound
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.
The weight of the licorice is 1/2 pound and the weight of the jawbreakers is 2/5 pound.
To subtract fractions, we need to find a common denominator. The least common multiple of 2 and 5 is 10.
1/2 pound is equal to 5/10 pound (since 5 x 2 = 10)
2/5 pound is equal to 4/10 pound (since 4 x 2 = 8)
Now, we can subtract:
5/10 pound - 4/10 pound = 1/10 pound
So, Marri bought 1/10 pound more licorice than jawbreakers.
To find the difference in pounds between the licorice and jawbreakers that Marri bought, we need to subtract the weight of the jawbreakers from the weight of the licorice.
The weight of the licorice is 1/2 pound, and the weight of the jawbreakers is 2/5 pound.
To subtract fractions, we need to find a common denominator. The least common multiple of 2 and 5 is 10.
Converting the fractions to have a denominator of 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 calculate how many more pounds of licorice Marri bought compared to jawbreakers, we need to find the difference between the weight of the licorice and the weight of the jawbreakers.
Let's add up the weights of the licorice, candy worms, and jawbreakers:
- Licorice: 1/2 pound
- Candy worms: 1/3 pound
- Jawbreakers: 2/5 pound
Now, let's subtract the weight of the jawbreakers from the weight of the licorice:
1/2 pound - 2/5 pound
To subtract fractions, we need to have a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 10:
(5/10 pound) - (4/10 pound)
Now, we can subtract the fractions:
(5 - 4)/10 pound
1/10 pound
Therefore, Marri bought 1/10 pound more of licorice than jawbreakers.