Jackson picked apples for his family. he picked a total of 6 1 half pounds. he took 2 3 fourth to his aunt and 1 5 eights pounds to his mother. how many pounds

Question

Jackson picked apples for his family. he picked a total of 6 1 half pounds. he took 2 3 fourth to his aunt and 1 5 eights pounds to his mother. how many pounds of apples were left to give to his grandmother? use numbers and symbols to write an equation that represents the problem, then solve the equation. symbol may be used more than once or not at all.

Answer 1

6 1/2 - 2 3/4 - 1 5/8 = x

You'll probably want to convert the mixed fractions into improper fractions, then convert the fractions so they share the same common denominator to make the subtraction easier/possible.

You can then convert your answer back to a mixed fraction.