Question

Mary's pitcher holds 1 7/8 quarts of water. Kelsey'` pitcher holds 3 1/2 quarts of water How many more quarts of water does Kelsey's pitcher hold than Maty's?

Answer 1

To find the difference between the two pitchers, we need to subtract the amount of water in Mary's pitcher from the amount in Kelsey's.

To do this, we need to convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions.

1 7/8 = (8*1 + 7)/8 = 15/8

3 1/2 = (2*3 + 1)/2 = 7/2

Now we can subtract the two fractions to find the difference:

7/2 - 15/8 = (28 - 15)/8 = 13/8

Therefore, Kelsey's pitcher holds 13/8 quarts more water than Mary's pitcher.