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Kylan had 1 ⅜ kilograms of fertilizer. He used some to fertilize a flower bed, and he only had ⅔ kilograms left. How much fertilizer was use
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Kylan had 1 ⅜ kilograms of fertilizer. He used some to fertilize a flower bed, and he only had ⅔ kilograms left. How much fertilizer was used in the flower bed?
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2021-08-20T21:58:05+00:00
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Answer: 17/24
Step-by-step explanation:
let x be the fertilizer used in the flower bed
to find how much he has left
1 3/8 – x = 2/3
the fraction 1 3/8 we can write as 11/8
11/8 – x = 2/3
11/8 -2/3= x
we need the common denominator between 8 and 3, which is 24
33/24-16/24=17/24