When you were born, you weighed 9 3/16

Question

pounds. Your sister weighed 5 5/16
pounds. What is the difference in your birth weights?

Answer 1

To find the difference in birth weights, you subtract the weight of your sister from your weight:

9 3/16 pounds - 5 5/16 pounds

First, find a common denominator for the fractions, which is 16:

9 3/16 pounds = (9 * 16 + 3)/16 = 147/16 pounds
5 5/16 pounds = (5 * 16 + 5)/16 = 85/16 pounds

Now, subtract the weights:

147/16 pounds - 85/16 pounds

= (147 - 85)/16

= 62/16 pounds

= 3 14/16 pounds

So, the difference in birth weights is 3 14/16 pounds, which simplifies to 3 7/8 pounds.