Question

Mrs. Cerra planted 4 ⅞ acres of wheat and 1 ⅝ acres of corn. How much more wheat did she plant than corn?

Answer 1

We can subtract the acres of corn from the acres of wheat.
$4 \frac{7}{8} - 1 \frac{5}{8} = 3 \frac{2}{8} = 3 \frac{1}{4}$
She planted 3 1/4 more acres of wheat than corn.