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  • 08-10-2018
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Lucy had 12.5 pounds of candy. Lisa had 5 6/14 pounds less than Lucy. How much candy did Lucy have?

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jesdrayton383
jesdrayton383 jesdrayton383
  • 08-10-2018

Lucy has 12.5 pounds, Lisa has 7 1/14 pounds

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firehunter0001
firehunter0001 firehunter0001
  • 08-10-2018

The answer is 6.08 and here is why:

The way to find this is [tex]12.5- 6\frac{6}{14}[/tex]

[tex]6/14=0.42[/tex]  so this leaves us with

[tex]12.5-6.42=6.08[/tex]

So Lisa has 6.08 pounds of candy

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