Tamika had 6 1/6 yards of wrapping paper for presents. She used 1 5/12 yards to wrap a gift for her mom. How many yards of wrapping paper does Tamika have left to use for other gifts?

Answer 1

6 1/6 -1 5/12

The Lowest Common Denominator is 12, so 6 1/6=6 2/12

6 2/12 -1 5/12=

You need to change 6 into 12/12, so now you have 5 14/12 - 1 5/12 = 4 9/12

9/12 can be reduced to 3/4 by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 3.

So the answer is 4 3/4

Answer 2

Hi Ananya S

4 3/4 yards are left

You start with 6 1/6 yards then use 1 5/12 yards so you just need to subtract to find out how much is left to use for other gifts

6 1/6 - 1 5/12

To do the subtraction you need a least common denominator between the 1/6 and the 5/12 it is 12

Now you need to convert the 1/6 to an equal fraction with a denominator of 12 that is 2/12

We have

6 2/12 - 1 5/12

Now you can either borrow or convert the mixed numbers into improper fractions to complete he subtraction

I am going to borrow to make an improper fraction then subtract.

5 14/12 - 1 5/12 = 4 9/12 = 4 3/4

Can you convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions and check.

I hope this helps if you are not into borrowing just write back.