SOLUTION: Diego had 5 1/3 kilograms of rice. He gave 1 1/6 kg to his friends and 1 1/12 kilograms to his father. How much rice did diego have left? Should i simply the 1 1/6, 1 1/12 and then

SOLUTION: Diego had 5 1/3 kilograms of rice. He gave 1 1/6 kg to his friends and 1 1/12 kilograms to his father. How much rice did diego have left? Should i simply the 1 1/6, 1 1/12 and then

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Question 1077794: Diego had 5 1/3 kilograms of rice. He gave 1 1/6 kg to his friends and 1 1/12 kilograms to his father. How much rice did diego have left? Should i simply the 1 1/6, 1 1/12 and then subtract it to 5 1/3?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39626) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Common denominator will be 12; and there may be a need to borrow in completing the computation.

----------how many kg Diego now has.
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