Question

Blake and his brother are participating in their school’s food drive. Blake has collected 6 1/3 pounds of food and his brother has collected 5 3/4 pounds of food. Their goal is to collect 14 1/2 pounds of food by the end of the month. How many more pounds of food do they still need to collect to reach their goal? Answers shown below. (Ignore the one I chose, I randomly guessed)

Answer 1

They will need 2 5/12 more pounds to reach their goal.

Sum and difference of fractions

Given the following information as shown:

• Amount Blake collected = 6 1/3 pounds
• Amount his brother collected = 5 3/4 pounds

If their goal is to collect 14 1/2 pounds of food by the end of the month, the remaining food they need to collect will be expressed as:

y =14 1/2 - (6 1/3 + 5 3/4)

y = 14 1/2 - (19/3  + 23/4)

y = 29/2 - (76+69/12)

y = 29/2 - (145/12)

y = 174-145/12

y = 29/12

y = 2 5/12

Hence they will need 2 5/12 more pounds to reach their goal.

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