Marri bought 1/2

Question

pound licorice, 1/3
pound of candy worms, and 2/5
pound of jawbreakers. how many more pounds of licorice than jawbreakers did she buy?(1 point)
Responses

2/5
pound


9/10
pound

3/4
pound


1/10
pound

Answer 1

To find out how many more pounds of licorice Marri bought than jawbreakers, we need to subtract the weight of the jawbreakers from the weight of the licorice.

The weight of the licorice is 1/2 pound and the weight of the jawbreakers is 2/5 pound.

To subtract fractions, we need to find a common denominator. The least common multiple of 2 and 5 is 10.

1/2 pound is equal to 5/10 pound (since 5 x 2 = 10)
2/5 pound is equal to 4/10 pound (since 4 x 2 = 8)

Now, we can subtract:

5/10 pound - 4/10 pound = 1/10 pound

So, Marri bought 1/10 pound more licorice than jawbreakers.