Question

Emma has 5 3/8 punds of potato salad and 2 7/8 pounds of egg salad for a picnic. How many more pounds of potato salad than egg salad does Emma have? A - 3 pounds B- 2 3/4 pounds C - 2 1/2 pounds D - 2 1/4 pounds

Answer 1

The correct answer option is C.
`2(1)/(2)` pounds

Explanation:

We are given that Emma has
`5(3)/(8)` pounds of potato salad and
`5(3)/(8)` pounds of egg salad for a picnic.

We are to find out how much more pounds Emma has of potato salad than the egg salad.

To find this, we simple need to subtract the pounds of egg salad from the pounds of potato salad.

`5(3)/(8) - 5(3)/(8)`
`=(43)/(8) -(23)/(8) =(43-23)/(8) = 2(1)/(2)` pounds