Over the weekend, Ken drank 2 3/4 bottles of soda and Jayla drank 7/8 of a bottle. How much more soda did Ken drink than Jayla?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
Question
Over the weekend, Ken drank 2 3/4 bottles of soda and Jayla drank 7/8 of a bottle. How much more soda did Ken drink than Jayla?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
Solution
First, we need to convert Ken's soda consumption into a fraction that can be easily subtracted from Jayla's. Ken drank 2 3/4 bottles of soda, which is the same as 2.75 or 11/4 when expressed as a fraction.
Next, we subtract Jayla's consumption from Ken's. Jayla drank 7/8 of a bottle of soda.
So, the calculation is 11/4 - 7/8.
To subtract these fractions, we need to have the same denominator. The least common denominator between 4 and 8 is 8.
We convert 11/4 to 22/8 to have the same denominator.
So, the calculation is now 22/8 - 7/8.
Subtracting these gives us 15/8.
Therefore, Ken drank 15/8 or 1 7/8 more bottles of soda than Jayla over the weekend.
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