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Answer 1

Complete Question:

Annette and Rose went to an orchard to pick pears. Annette picked $8\frac{1}{6}$

pounds of pears and Rose picked$6\frac{1}{8}$ pounds. How much more did Annette pick than Rose? Write your answer as a reduced mixed number.

Answer:

Annette picked $2\frac{1}{24}$ pounds of pears more than Rose

Step-by-step explanation:

Pounds of pears picked by Annette = $8\frac{1}{6}$

Pounds of pears picked by Rose =  $6\frac{1}{8}$

To get the difference in the pounds of pears picked by Annette and Rose, we will do a simple subtraction:

Difference in the pounds of pears picked = $8\frac{1}{6} - 6\frac{1}{8}$

$= 2(\frac{1}{6} - \frac{1}{8})\\= 2\frac{4 - 3}{24} \\= 2\frac{1}{24}$