Question

Sinister Stan stole 3 3/4 oz of slime from Messy Molly, but his evil plans require 6 3/8 oz of slime. He stole another 2 3/5 oz of slime from Rude Ralph. How much more slime does Sinister Stan need for his evil plan? Do not include units (oz) in your answer.

Answer 1

Given: Sinister Stan sole 3 3/4 oz of slime from Messy Molly and another 2 3/5 oz of slime from Rude Ralph.

Total slime required for his evil plans=6 3/8.

Therefore, slime requried to achive his plan is given by:

$\begin{gathered} 6\frac{3}{8}-(3\frac{3}{4}+2\frac{3}{5})=\frac{51}{3}-(\frac{15}{4}+\frac{13}{5}) \\ =\frac{51}{8}-(\frac{75}{20}+\frac{52}{20}) \\ =\frac{51}{8}-(\frac{127}{20}) \\ =\frac{510}{80}-\frac{508}{80} \\ =\frac{2}{80} \\ =\frac{1}{40} \end{gathered}$

Thus, the slime requried to achieve the evil plan is:

$\frac{1}{40}$