Question

you have 2 3/4 pounds of taffy. You eat 1/3 pound of taffy how many pounds of taffy do you have left

Answer 1

I believe 2.42 pounds since you convert the answer to decimals and then subtract.

Answer 2

2 3/4 converts to 2.75 and 1/3 is equivalent to 0.333 which is rounded to 0.3 subtract them and you get 2.72 which.

Answer: 2.72 pounds