Answer:
6 4/5
Step-by-step explanation:
He has 1 1/5 lb. He needs 8 lb.
He needs the difference between 8 lb and 1 1/5 lb, so this is a subtraction problem. We must subtract 8 lb - 1 1/5 lb.
8 - 1 1/5 =
We cna subtract the 1 from the 8, but we need a fraction with fifths at the 8 in order to subtract 1/5 from it. We borrow 1 from 8 leaving 7, and we write the 1 as the fraction 5/5. Now we have
= 7 5/5 - 1 1/5
We subtract 1 from 7 leaving 6, and we subtract 1/5 from 5/5 leaving 4/5.
= 6 4/5
Answer: 6 4/5
