Mrs.Flores bought 5 pounds of cheese. He used 2 1/4 pounds for cheese spread. 1 3/4 pounds for nachos and the rest for sandwhichs.
Write a procedue that could be used to find the number of pounds of cheese he used for sandwhiches
5 - (2 1/4 + 1 3/4) = ?
To find the number of pounds of cheese Mrs. Flores used for sandwiches, follow these steps:
1. Start with the total amount of cheese Mrs. Flores bought, which is 5 pounds.
2. Subtract the amount of cheese she used for cheese spread, which is 2 1/4 pounds.
To subtract fractions, convert them to a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 4.
Subtract the numerators and keep the denominator the same:
5 - 2 1/4 = 5 - 9/4 = 20/4 - 9/4 = 11/4 pounds
3. Subtract the amount of cheese Mrs. Flores used for nachos, which is 1 3/4 pounds.
Again, convert the fractions to a common denominator:
11/4 - 1 3/4 = 11/4 - 7/4 = 4/4 = 1 pound
4. The remaining amount of cheese is the pounds used for sandwiches:
Mrs. Flores used 1 pound of cheese for sandwiches.