What is the weight of the sesame bagels?

Question

A package contains three types of bagels, plain, wheat, and sesame. The weight of the plain bagels is 1 & 2/3pounds. The weight of the wheat is 2 & 5/6pounds. The total weight of the three types of bagels is 5 pounds. What is the weight of the sesame bagels?

Answer 1

5 - 1 2/3 - 2 5/6

 

30/6 - 1 4/6 - 2 5/6

 

30/6 - 10/6 - 17/6 = 

 

3/6 = 1/2 pounds

 

Hope this helps, Brittany!