Question

Last week the office used 7 and 1/12 boxes of paper. This week, they used 3 and 5/12 boxes of paper. How many more boxes did they use last week then this week?

Answer 1

Answer:

3 and 8/12

Step-by-step explanation:

You subtract 3 5/12 from 7 1/12 to get 3 8/12

Answer 2

Answer:

1 and 8/12 or 1 and 2/3

Step-by-step explanation:

    7 1/12-3 5/12

    2 1/12-   5/12

    1 8/12