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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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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
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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
Answered by Something
Choose one of the given answers please
Answered by GPT 3.5
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.
Answered by GPT 3.5
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.