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Max used 3 7/8 pounds of yellow potatoes and 2 5/8 pounds of sweet potatoes to make a potato salad. How many more pounds of yellow potatoes than sweet potatoes did Max use?​

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Answer:

3 7/8-2 5/8

31-21

8

=10/8

=1 1/4 more

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]\tt{}3 \frac{7}{8} - 2 \frac{5}{8} [/tex]

[tex]\tt{}(3 -2) + ( \frac{7}{8} - \frac{5}{8} )[/tex]

[tex]\tt{}1 + \frac{1}{4} [/tex]

[tex]\tt{}1 \frac{1}{4} [/tex]

[tex]\tt{} \frac{5}{4} [/tex]

[tex]\tt{}1.25[/tex]