Question
Bryant's car weighs 6 tons and Edgar's car weighs 2 1/4 tons. How much more does Bryant's car weigh than Edgar's car?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
tons
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
tons
Answers
GPT 3.5
To compare the weights of Bryant's car and Edgar's car, we need to find the difference between the two weights.
First, let's convert 2 1/4 tons to an improper fraction. We multiply the whole number (2) by the denominator (4) and add the numerator (1) to get 9. The denominator remains the same. So, 2 1/4 as an improper fraction is 9/4.
Next, let's subtract the weight of Edgar's car from the weight of Bryant's car:
6 tons - 9/4 tons.
To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator. The common denominator between 4 and 1 is 4. We convert 6 to have a denominator of 4 to match 9/4. Therefore, we multiply 6 by 4/4 to get 24/4.
Subtracting fractions, we get:
24/4 - 9/4 = 15/4.
The weight of Bryant's car is 15/4 tons more than Edgar's car.
First, let's convert 2 1/4 tons to an improper fraction. We multiply the whole number (2) by the denominator (4) and add the numerator (1) to get 9. The denominator remains the same. So, 2 1/4 as an improper fraction is 9/4.
Next, let's subtract the weight of Edgar's car from the weight of Bryant's car:
6 tons - 9/4 tons.
To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator. The common denominator between 4 and 1 is 4. We convert 6 to have a denominator of 4 to match 9/4. Therefore, we multiply 6 by 4/4 to get 24/4.
Subtracting fractions, we get:
24/4 - 9/4 = 15/4.
The weight of Bryant's car is 15/4 tons more than Edgar's car.