Tara had 1 5/8 pounds of dried nuts. She ate 1/4 pound of dried nuts each day for 6 days.
How many pounds of dried nuts did Tara have left after 6 days?
(1 point)
A. 1/8
B. 7/8
C. 1 3/8
D. 1 1/2
B. 7/8
Why?
To find out how many pounds of dried nuts Tara had left after 6 days, we need to subtract the total amount of nuts she ate from the original amount she had.
Tara ate 1/4 pound of nuts each day for 6 days, so she ate a total of 1/4 * 6 = 1 1/2 pounds of nuts.
To find out how many pounds of nuts she had left, we subtract 1 1/2 pounds from the original 1 5/8 pounds:
1 5/8 - 1 1/2 = 13/8 - 6/4 = 13/8 - 3/2 = 13/8 - 6/4 = 13/8 - 24/8 = -11/8
Therefore, Tara had 1 5/8 - 1 1/2 = 7/8 pounds of nuts left after 6 days. So the answer is B. 7/8.
Actually, 1 5/8 - 1 1/2.
I apologize for the error in my calculation. Let's subtract 1 1/2 from 1 5/8 again:
1 5/8 - 1 1/2 = 13/8 - 3/2 = 13/8 - 6/4 = 13/8 - 12/8 = 1/8
Therefore, Tara had 1/8 pounds of dried nuts left after 6 days, which is option A. 1/8. Thank you for pointing out the mistake.