Bryant's car weighs 6 tons and Edgar's car weighs 2 1/4 tons. How much more does Bryant's car weigh than Edgar's car?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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To compare the weights of Bryant's car and Edgar's car, we need to find the difference between the two weights.
First, let's convert 2 1/4 tons to an improper fraction. We multiply the whole number (2) by the denominator (4) and add the numerator (1) to get 9. The denominator remains the same. So, 2 1/4 as an improper fraction is 9/4.
Next, let's subtract the weight of Edgar's car from the weight of Bryant's car:
6 tons - 9/4 tons.
To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator. The common denominator between 4 and 1 is 4. We convert 6 to have a denominator of 4 to match 9/4. Therefore, we multiply 6 by 4/4 to get 24/4.
Subtracting fractions, we get:
24/4 - 9/4 = 15/4.
The weight of Bryant's car is 15/4 tons more than Edgar's car.