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marsha bought 1 3/8 lb of snow peas and 3 1/10 lb of carrots at the market about how many more pounds of carrots did she buy?

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User Alander
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Answer: Marsha bought 1 29/40 lb more of carrots compared to snow peas.

Explanation:

To determine how many more pounds of carrots Marsha bought, we need to subtract the weight of snow peas from the weight of carrots.

1. Convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions:

1 3/8 lb = 11/8 lb

3 1/10 lb = 31/10 lb

2. Subtract the weight of snow peas from the weight of carrots:

31/10 lb - 11/8 lb

To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator. In this case, the least common multiple of 8 and 10 is 40. Let's convert both fractions to have a denominator of 40:

(31/10 lb) * (4/4) = 124/40 lb

(11/8 lb) * (5/5) = 55/40 lb

3. Subtract the fractions:

124/40 lb - 55/40 lb = 69/40 lb

4. Simplify the fraction:

69/40 lb = 1 29/40 lb

Therefore, Marsha bought 1 29/40 lb more of carrots compared to snow peas.

I hope this helps :)

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