To find Gary's brother's age, we need to subtract the age difference between them from Gary's age.
The age difference between Gary and his brother is 3 7/12 years.
Converting 8 to twelfths, we have: 8 * 12/12 = 96/12
So, Gary's brother's age is 96/12 - 3 7/12 = 88/12 = 7 4/12 = 7 1/3 years old.
Therefore, Gary's brother is 7 1/3 years old.
Gary is 8 3/4 years old. His brother is 3 7/12 years younger than he is. How many years old is Gary’s brother?(1 point)
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To find Gary's brother's age, we need to subtract the age difference between them from Gary's age.
The age difference between Gary and his brother is 3 7/12 years.
Converting 8 3/4 to a mixed fraction, we have: 8 3/4 = 35/4
So, Gary's brother's age is 35/4 - 3 7/12 = (35*3 - 4*3 + 7)/12 = (105 - 12 + 7)/12 = 100/12 = 8 4/12 = 8 1/3 years old.
Therefore, Gary's brother is 8 1/3 years old.
To find Gary's brother's age, we need to subtract the age difference between them from Gary's age.
The age difference between Gary and his brother is 3 7/12 years.
Converting 8 3/4 to a mixed fraction, we have: 8 3/4 = 35/4
So, Gary's brother's age is 35/4 - 3 7/12 = (35*3 - 4*3 + 7)/12 = (105 - 12 + 7)/12 = 100/12 = 8 4/12 = 8 1/3 years old.
Therefore, Gary's brother is 8 1/3 years old.
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Apologies for the confusion.
To find Gary's brother's age, we need to subtract the age difference between them from Gary's age.
Gary's age is 8 3/4 years.
The age difference between Gary and his brother is 3 7/12 years.
To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 12.
Converting 8 3/4 to an improper fraction, we have: 8 3/4 = (8 * 4 + 3)/4 = 35/4
To subtract the fractions, we have: 35/4 - 3 7/12 = (35/4) - (3*12/12 + 7/12) = 35/4 - (36/12 + 7/12) = 35/4 - 43/12
Next, we need to find a common denominator for 4 and 12, which is 12.
Converting 35/4 to a fraction with a denominator of 12, we have: 35/4 * 3/3 = 105/12
Now we can subtract the fractions: 105/12 - 43/12 = (105 - 43)/12 = 62/12 = 5 2/12.
Therefore, Gary's brother is 5 2/12 years old, which simplifies to 5 1/6 years old.
To find Gary's brother's age, we need to subtract the age difference between them from Gary's age.
Gary's age is 8 3/4 years.
The age difference between Gary and his brother is 3 7/12 years.
To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 12.
Converting 8 3/4 to an improper fraction, we have: 8 3/4 = (8 * 4 + 3)/4 = 35/4
To subtract the fractions, we have: 35/4 - 3 7/12 = (35/4) - (3*12/12 + 7/12) = 35/4 - (36/12 + 7/12) = 35/4 - 43/12
Next, we need to find a common denominator for 4 and 12, which is 12.
Converting 35/4 to a fraction with a denominator of 12, we have: 35/4 * 3/3 = 105/12
Now we can subtract the fractions: 105/12 - 43/12 = (105 - 43)/12 = 62/12 = 5 2/12.
Therefore, Gary's brother is 5 2/12 years old, which simplifies to 5 1/6 years old.