Question

At a local Walmart store, a Coke dispenser held191 gallons of soda. During working hours,12gallons were dispensed. How many gallons of Coke remain?Coke remaining

Answer 1

initially, the dispenser held

$19\frac{1}{4}$

and it dispensed

$12\frac{3}{4}$

the remaining gallons are:

$R=19\frac{1}{4}-12\frac{3}{4}$

Now, let's solve this

$\begin{gathered} R=18\frac{5}{4}-12\frac{3}{4}=(18-12)+(\frac{5}{4}-\frac{3}{4})=6+\frac{2}{4} \\ R=6\frac{1}{2} \end{gathered}$

so the remaining soda is 6+1/2

$6\frac{1}{2}$