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Melanie had 4 2/3 pounds of chopped walnuts. She used 1 1/4 pounds in a recipe. How many pounds of chopped walnuts did she have left?

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Answer: 3 5/12

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Melanie had 4 2/3 pounds of chopped walnuts. She used 1 1/4 pounds in a recipe. How-example-1
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To make the denominator the same on both sides you need to multiply 1/4 by three and make it 3/12 and multiply 2/3 by four to get 8/12 and then you just subtract to get 3 5/12

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