Joseph had 7 1/4ounces of candy to share with his friends. He gave them 2 4/5 ounces of candy when they came over to play video games. How many ounces of candy does Joseph have left?
7 1/4 - 2 4/5 = 7.25 - 2.8 = ?
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Wherever you are, all you do is take the total amount you have and subtract the amount you gave away.
I hope that explanation is adequate.
4 9/20
To find out how many ounces of candy Joseph has left, we need to subtract the amount of candy he gave to his friends from the initial amount he had.
First, let's convert the mixed number 7 1/4 into an improper fraction. To do this, we multiply the whole number (7) by the denominator (4) and add the numerator (1). This gives us a numerator of 29. So, 7 1/4 can be written as the improper fraction 29/4.
Next, let's convert the mixed number 2 4/5 into an improper fraction. Again, we multiply the whole number (2) by the denominator (5) and add the numerator (4). This gives us a numerator of 14. So, 2 4/5 can be written as the improper fraction 14/5.
Now, we can subtract the fractions. To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator. The common denominator for 4 and 5 is 20. So, we need to rewrite both fractions with a denominator of 20.
For the fraction 29/4, we multiply both the numerator and denominator by 5. This gives us 145/20.
For the fraction 14/5, we multiply both the numerator and denominator by 4. This gives us 56/20.
Now, we can subtract the fractions:
145/20 - 56/20 = (145 - 56)/20 = 89/20.
The result, 89/20, is an improper fraction. To convert it back into a mixed number, we divide the numerator (89) by the denominator (20) and get a quotient of 4 with a remainder of 9. So, the mixed number equivalent of 89/20 is 4 9/20.
Therefore, Joseph has 4 9/20 ounces of candy left.