Question

Terri buys five and seven-eighths ounces of chocolate chips. She uses four and four-sixths ounces in a recipe. How many ounces of chocolate chips does she have left?

Answer 1

Answer:

• 1  5/24 ounces

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Find the difference of the initial and used amounts:

• 5 7/8 - 4 4/6 =
• 5 - 4 + 7/8 - 4/6 =                 Combine whole and fraction parts
• 1 + 7/8 - 2/3 =                       Simplify
• 1 + 21/24 - 16/24 =                Common denominator is 24
• 1 + 5/24 =                              Convert to mixed fraction
• 1 5/24