tiffanyleavitt6959 tiffanyleavitt6959
  • 21-03-2021
  • Mathematics
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Diana is working on a painting for school. She needs 1 1/5 ounces of yellow paint and 2 1/2 ounces of orange paint. How much less yellow paint does she need than the orange paint?

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ewomazinoade ewomazinoade
  • 23-03-2021

Answer:

1 3/10

Step-by-step explanation:

We are to determine the difference the paint of yellow and orange paint

The equation we are to solve is

[tex]2\frac{1}{2} - 1\frac{1}{5}[/tex]

The equation can be solved by taking the following steps

  1. Subtract the two whole numbers
  2. divide each denominator by the least common multiple of the denominator and multiply the figures by the numerator

[tex]1\frac{5 - 2}{10}[/tex] = [tex]1\frac{3}{10}[/tex]

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