Question

Gerri is working on a project that needs to be halfway completed by Friday. So far, she has completed of the project. How much of the project does she have to finish by Friday?

Answer 1

So far Gerri is 1/3 complete and needs to be 1/2 complete by Friday. In order to find how much needs finished by Friday, we subtract the fractions.

1/2 - 1/3

1/2 + (-1/3)

3/6 + (-2/6)

(3+(-2))/6

1/6

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