Question

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A farmer placed an order for 11 tons of fertilizer. He calculates that the corn fields will require 6 5/8 tons of it. How much fertilizer will the farmer have left for his other crops?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer 1

Answer:

4.375

Step-by-step explanation:

11 tons

He needs 6 5/8

Convert 11 tons to a fraction with the same denominator:

$\frac{11}{1} *\frac{8}{8} =\frac{88}{8}$

Now calculate 6 5/8:

$\frac{6}{1} *\frac{8}{8} =\frac{48}{8}$  and add  $\frac{5}{8}$

$\frac{48}{8} +\frac{5}{8} =\frac{53}{8}$

Now subtract

$\frac{88}{8} -\frac{53}{8} =\frac{35}{8}$

As a mixed number:

$\frac{35}{8} = 4 \frac{3}{8}$

As a fraction:

4.375 is how much he has left for his other crops.