Question

Lucy had 12.5 pounds of candy. Lisa had 5 6/14 pounds less than Lucy. How much candy did Lucy have?

Answer 1

The answer is 6.08 and here is why:

The way to find this is $12.5- 6\frac{6}{14}$

$6/14=0.42$  so this leaves us with

$12.5-6.42=6.08$

So Lisa has 6.08 pounds of candy

Answer 2

Lucy has 12.5 pounds, Lisa has 7 1/14 pounds