document.write( "Question 610248: Jerome started with 12/14 cups of flour. If he gave 2/6 to Jane and Nick gave him 6/10 then how many cups of flour did Jerome have in the end? Fraction must be in Simplest form\r
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document.write( "I figured it to be 76/60 or 1 4/15 is this right? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #384248 by richwmiller(17219) You can put this solution on YOUR website! The question is not clear. Did he give 2/6(1/3) of a cup or 2/6 of what he had. \n" ); document.write( "The 6/10 is even more vague. Why isn't 2/6 expressed in reduced form as 1/3 and the same with 6/10 for 3/5 and 12/14 as 6/7. \n" ); document.write( "Assuming 3/5 cup and 1/3 cup \n" ); document.write( "6/7-1/3+3/5\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " 90/105-35/105+63/105 \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " 118/105 \n" ); document.write( "1 13/105 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |