Question

Eloise bought 3 boxes of crackers to share with her friends over the weekend. They ate 1/2 box of crackers on Saturday and 2/3 box of crackers on Sunday. How many boxes of crackers were left over?

Answer 1

1 5/6

Explanation:

Answer 2

1 5/6 boxes.

Explanation:

Number of boxes left over

= 3 - 1/2 - 2/3

Convert each fraction to one in terms of the LCM:

= 18/6 - 3/6 - 4/6

= 11/6

= 1 5/6 boxes.