Question

Eloise bought 3 boxes of crackers to share with her friends over the weekend. They ate 1/2 box of crackers on Saturday and 2/3 box of crackers on Sunday.

How many boxes of crackers were left over?

1 3/5 boxes
1 5/6 boxes
2 3/5 boxes
2 5/6 boxes

Answer 1

Answer:

C.) 1 5/b boxes

Number of boxes left over

= 3 - 1/2 - 2/3

Convert each  fraction to one in terms of the LCM:

= 18/6 - 3/6 - 4/6

= 11/6

= 1 5/6 boxes.