Question

Sarah and her friends picked 3 3/4 pints of blueberries. After they ate some of the blueberries, only 2 1/3 pints remained. How many pints of blueberries did Sarah and her friends eat? Enter your answer, as a mixed number in simplest form, in the box

Answer 1

They ate  1 5/12.  Hope  this helps! 

Answer 2

Answer:

Sarah and her friends eat $1\frac{5}{12}$ berries

Step-by-step explanation:

Sarah and her friends picked pints of blueberries = $3\frac{3}{4} = \frac{15}{4}$

Let us suppose  they ate x of the blueberries

Remaining berries = $\frac{15}{4}-x$

We are given that Remaining berries = $2\frac{1}{3}=\frac{7}{3}$

So,  $\frac{15}{4}-x=\frac{7}{3}$

$\frac{15}{4}-\frac{7}{3}=x$

$\frac{17}{12}=x$

$1\frac{5}{12}=x$

Hence Sarah and her friends eat $1\frac{5}{12}$ berries