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10 June, 11:31

An unopened bag of candy weighed 5 1/2 lb. After opening the bag and eating some of the candy, the bag weighed 2 1/4 lb. How many pounds of candy were eaten?

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  1. 10 June, 12:18
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    1 1/4 lbs of the candy was eaten. 5 1/2 becomes the improper fraction 11/2 and 2 1/4 becomes the improper fraction 9/4. After subtraction, you get 13/4, or 1 1/4.
  2. 10 June, 13:36
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    There would have been 3.25 or 3 1/4 pounds of candy eaten.

    you would do 5 1/2 - 2 1/4 and get 3 1/4.
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