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)

Question

Responses

5 1/6
5 Start Fraction 1 over 6 End Fraction

12 1/3
12 Start Fraction 1 over 3 End Fraction

11 5/8
11 Start Fraction 5 over 8 End Fraction

4 5/6

Answer 1

To find Gary's brother's age, we need to subtract the age difference from Gary's age.

Gary's brother's age = Gary's age - age difference

Age difference = 3 7/12 years

To subtract fractions with different denominators, we need to find a common denominator. The least common multiple of 4 and 12 is 12.

3/12 = 1/4

So, the age difference in terms of 12ths is 1/4.

Now, we can subtract:

Gary's brother's age = 8 3/4 - 1/4
= 8 2/4
= 8 1/2 years

Therefore, Gary's brother is 8 1/2 years old.

Answer 2

thats not right

Answer 3

Apologies for the mistake. Let's calculate it correctly.

Gary's age is 8 3/4 years.

His brother is 3 7/12 years younger than he is.

To find Gary's brother's age, we need to subtract the age difference from Gary's age.

Age difference = 3 7/12 years

To subtract fractions with different denominators, we need to find a common denominator. The least common multiple of 4 and 12 is 12.

3/12 = 1/4

So, the age difference in terms of 12ths is 1/4.

Now, we can subtract:

Gary's brother's age = Gary's age - age difference

8 3/4 - 1/4
= (32/4 + 3/4) - 1/4
= 35/4 - 1/4
= 34/4
= 8 1/2

Therefore, Gary's brother is 8 1/2 years old.

Answer 4

Choose one of the given answers

Answer 5

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)

Responses

5 1/6
5 Start Fraction 1 over 6 End Fraction

12 1/3
12 Start Fraction 1 over 3 End Fraction

11 5/8
11 Start Fraction 5 over 8 End Fraction

4 5/6

Answer 6

Choose one of the given answers please