Question

Jose's football weighs 7/8 pound. His football helmet weighs 5 1/6 pounds. Estimate how much more the helmet weighs than the football.
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Answer 1

Answer:

The helmet weighs 4 7/24 pounds more than the football.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we are trying to figure how much more something weighs than the other, it would be necessary to subtract.

First, I decided to find common factors in the two fractions, which was 24. I used that as my denominator. 7/8 translates to 21/24 and the 1/6 in 5 1/6 translates to 4/24.

Using these new equivalent values, the equation turns into 5 4/24 - 21/24.

Solving that equation gives you 4 7/24, hence my answer.

Hope this helps.

If I'm wrong, feel free to say why or what I did wrong.

Answer 2

Answer:

4 whole number, 7/24

Step-by-step explanation:

Thats correct i didnt had any explination because i wrote it on a paper