Question

Marri bought 1 half
pound licorice, 1 third
pound of candy worms, and 2 fiths
pound of jawbreakers. how many more pounds of licorice than jawbreakers did she buy?(1 point)
Responses

910
pound
9 tenths pound

34
pound
3 fourths pound

25
pound
2 fifths pound

110
pound

Answer 1

To find out how many more pounds of licorice than jawbreakers Marri bought, we first need to convert all the fractions to a common denominator and then perform the subtraction.

1. **Convert Licorice and Jawbreakers to the same fraction:**
- Licorice: \( \frac{1}{2} \) pound
- Jawbreakers: \( \frac{2}{5} \) pound

2. **Find a common denominator:**
The least common multiple of 2 and 5 is 10.

- Convert \( \frac{1}{2} \) to have a denominator of 10:
\[
\frac{1}{2} = \frac{5}{10}
\]

- Convert \( \frac{2}{5} \) to have a denominator of 10:
\[
\frac{2}{5} = \frac{4}{10}
\]

3. **Subtract the two quantities:**
Now we can find out how many more pounds of licorice than jawbreakers she bought:
\[
\frac{5}{10} - \frac{4}{10} = \frac{1}{10}
\]

So, Marri bought \( \frac{1}{10} \) pound more licorice than jawbreakers.

4. **Select the correct response from the given options:**
The response that states this is:
- **110** pound

So the answer is 110 pound.