Question

Jon bought 1 2⁄3 pounds of green peppers and 3⁄5 pound of yellow peppers. How much more did the green peppers weigh than the yellow peppers?

Answer 1

Jon bought 1 and 7/10 more of green peppers than yellow

Answer 2

Subtract 3/5 from 1 2/3.

Re-write the problem as "subtract 3/5 from 5/3."

5 3
--- - -----
3 5

Note that the LCD here is (3)(5) = 15.
Multiply 5/3 by (15/15) and also multiply 3/5 by (15/15). Your result should be

25 9
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15 15

Subtracting, we get 16/15. This is the answer. The green peppers weighed 16/15 lb, or 1 1/15 lb, more than did the other peppers.