Question
A farmer started the day with 14 1/2 buckets of seeds. After spending the morning sowing seeds, she now has 6 3/4 buckets left. How many buckets of seeds did the farmer sow?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
buckets
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
buckets
Answers
GPT 3.5
To find out how many buckets of seeds the farmer sowed, we need to subtract the amount of seeds left from the amount of seeds she started with.
Starting with 14 1/2 buckets, we subtract 6 3/4 buckets to find the amount of seeds the farmer sowed:
14 1/2 - 6 3/4 = 13/2 - 27/4
To subtract these fractions, we need a common denominator. The least common multiple of 2 and 4 is 4, so we'll use that as our denominator:
(13/2 * 2/2) - (27/4) = 26/4 - 27/4
Now we can subtract the numerators:
26/4 - 27/4 = (26 - 27)/4 = -1/4
So the farmer sowed -1/4 buckets of seeds.
However, you cannot sow a negative amount of buckets, so it is likely there was an error in the problem or in the information given. Please double-check the numbers and the problem statement to make sure the correct information was provided.
Starting with 14 1/2 buckets, we subtract 6 3/4 buckets to find the amount of seeds the farmer sowed:
14 1/2 - 6 3/4 = 13/2 - 27/4
To subtract these fractions, we need a common denominator. The least common multiple of 2 and 4 is 4, so we'll use that as our denominator:
(13/2 * 2/2) - (27/4) = 26/4 - 27/4
Now we can subtract the numerators:
26/4 - 27/4 = (26 - 27)/4 = -1/4
So the farmer sowed -1/4 buckets of seeds.
However, you cannot sow a negative amount of buckets, so it is likely there was an error in the problem or in the information given. Please double-check the numbers and the problem statement to make sure the correct information was provided.
ANSWER THE QUESTION CORRECTLY
GPT 3.5
Apologies for the confusion. Let's solve the problem correctly.
The farmer started with 14 1/2 buckets of seeds, and now she has 6 3/4 buckets left. To find out how many buckets of seeds the farmer sowed, we can subtract the amount left from the amount she started with:
14 1/2 - 6 3/4
First, let's convert both mixed numbers to improper fractions:
14 1/2 = (14 * 2 + 1) / 2 = 29/2
6 3/4 = (6 * 4 + 3) / 4 = 27/4
Now we can subtract the fractions:
29/2 - 27/4
To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator. The least common multiple of 2 and 4 is 4, so let's use that as our denominator:
(29/2 * 2/2) - (27/4) = 58/4 - 27/4
Subtracting the numerators:
58/4 - 27/4 = (58 - 27) / 4 = 31/4
Therefore, the farmer sowed 31/4 buckets of seeds.
The farmer started with 14 1/2 buckets of seeds, and now she has 6 3/4 buckets left. To find out how many buckets of seeds the farmer sowed, we can subtract the amount left from the amount she started with:
14 1/2 - 6 3/4
First, let's convert both mixed numbers to improper fractions:
14 1/2 = (14 * 2 + 1) / 2 = 29/2
6 3/4 = (6 * 4 + 3) / 4 = 27/4
Now we can subtract the fractions:
29/2 - 27/4
To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator. The least common multiple of 2 and 4 is 4, so let's use that as our denominator:
(29/2 * 2/2) - (27/4) = 58/4 - 27/4
Subtracting the numerators:
58/4 - 27/4 = (58 - 27) / 4 = 31/4
Therefore, the farmer sowed 31/4 buckets of seeds.
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