Complete Question:
Annette and Rose went to an orchard to pick pears. Annette picked [tex]8\frac{1}{6}[/tex]
pounds of pears and Rose picked[tex]6\frac{1}{8}[/tex] pounds. How much more did Annette pick than Rose? Write your answer as a reduced mixed number.
Answer:
Annette picked [tex]2\frac{1}{24}[/tex] pounds of pears more than Rose
Step-by-step explanation:
Pounds of pears picked by Annette = [tex]8\frac{1}{6}[/tex]
Pounds of pears picked by Rose = [tex]6\frac{1}{8}[/tex]
To get the difference in the pounds of pears picked by Annette and Rose, we will do a simple subtraction:
Difference in the pounds of pears picked = [tex]8\frac{1}{6} - 6\frac{1}{8}[/tex]
[tex]= 2(\frac{1}{6} - \frac{1}{8})\\= 2\frac{4 - 3}{24} \\= 2\frac{1}{24}[/tex]
