Question

Max used 3 7/8 pounds of yellow potatoes and 2 5/8 pounds of sweet potatoes to make a potato salad. How many more pounds of yellow potatoes than sweet potatoes did Max use?​

Answer 1

Answer:

3 7/8-2 5/8

31-21

8

=10/8

=1 1/4 more

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

$\tt{}3 \frac{7}{8} - 2 \frac{5}{8}$

$\tt{}(3 -2) + ( \frac{7}{8} - \frac{5}{8} )$

$\tt{}1 + \frac{1}{4}$

$\tt{}1 \frac{1}{4}$

$\tt{} \frac{5}{4}$

$\tt{}1.25$