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Danielle Keat buys 3 1/7 pounds of bananas. She uses 2 and 1/4 pounds making banana cake. How many pounds does she have left?

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Erin_88

Erin_88 - 25.01.2016 02:44Danielle Keat buys 3 1/7 pounds of bananas. She uses 2 and 1/4 pounds making banana cake. How many pounds does she have left?

Alex - 25.01.2016 02:53Hello, Erin! 3 1/7 = 4 4/28 =3 32/28 2 1/4 = 1 7/28 Since they have the same denominator you can subtract them: 3 32/28 - 1 7/28 = 2 25/28 and the answer is 2 25/28 lbs of banana's left

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