After a holiday dinner, there are \(\frac{10}{3}\) apple pies left and \(\frac{17}{6}\) pumpkin pies left.
How much more apple pie than pumpkin pie is left?
Answer (3)
a ppl e p i es − p u m p kin p i es = 3 3 1 − 2 6 5 ∣ makin g im p ro p er f r a c t i o n s a ppl e p i es − p u m p kin p i es = 3 10 − 6 17 ∣ makin g co mm o n d e n o mina t or a ppl e p i es − p u m p kin p i es = 6 20 − 6 17 = 6 3 = 2 1 2 1 m ore a ppl e p i e l e f t .
3-2 is 1 1/3 is equal to 2/6 2/6 - 5/6 =3/6 1 3/6
After comparing the amounts of apple pies and pumpkin pies left, there is 2 1 of an apple pie more than the amount of pumpkin pie remaining.
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