Question

Min has 5/6 dozen blueberry muffins and 1/4 dozen pumpkin muffins.

How many more blueberry muffins than pumpkin muffins does Min have?

Enter your answer as a fraction in simplest form by filling in the boxes.

Answer 1

To determine how many more blueberry muffins than pumpkin muffins Min has, we first need to convert the quantities of muffins into improper fractions.

1. **Blueberry Muffins:**
\[
\text{Min has } \frac{5}{6} \text{ dozen blueberry muffins.}
\]
Since 1 dozen equals 12 muffins, we calculate the number of blueberry muffins:
\[
\frac{5}{6} \text{ dozen} = \frac{5}{6} \times 12 = \frac{5 \times 12}{6} = \frac{60}{6} = 10 \text{ blueberry muffins.}
\]

2. **Pumpkin Muffins:**
\[
\text{Min has } \frac{1}{4} \text{ dozen pumpkin muffins.}
\]
Again, since 1 dozen equals 12 muffins:
\[
\frac{1}{4} \text{ dozen} = \frac{1}{4} \times 12 = \frac{1 \times 12}{4} = \frac{12}{4} = 3 \text{ pumpkin muffins.}
\]

3. **Finding the Difference:**
Now we can find out how many more blueberry muffins Min has than pumpkin muffins:
\[
\text{Difference} = 10 \text{ (blueberry muffins)} - 3 \text{ (pumpkin muffins)} = 7.
\]

Finally, since the problem asks for the answer as a fraction in simplest form, we can represent this as:
\[
\frac{7}{1}.
\]

Therefore, the answer is:
\[
\boxed{\frac{7}{1}}.
\]