Answer:
3 5/18
Step-by-step explanation:
Liam had a container of oatmeal that contained 5 and one-half cups of oatmeal.
= 5 1/2 cups of oatmeal
Liam ate StartFraction 4 over 9 EndFraction cup of oatmeal every morning before school for a week.
= 4/9 cup of oatmeal for a week
Which is the best estimate of the number of cups of oatmeal that Liam had left in the container at the end of the five-day week?
5 1/2 - 5( 4/9)
11/2 - 20/9
= L.C.M of the denominators = 18
= 9 × 11 - 20 × 2/28
= 99 - 40/18
= 59/18
= 3 5/18
The best estimate of the number of cups of oatmeal that Liam had left in the container at the end of the five-day week is
3 5/18 cups of oatmeal
