For homework, Donnie had to read a story that was 15 1/2 pages long. He read 2/3 of
the story before supper. How many pages did he read after supper?
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For homework, Donnie had to read a story that was 15 1/2 pages long. He read 2/3 of
the story before supper. How many pages did he read after supper?
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The answer is 'Donnie read 14 5/6 pages after supper'
SOLUTION:
The story has 15 1/2 pages, he read 2/3 of pages from that book.
Which means to subtract the amount of pages he already read to the total amount of pages in the book, resulting in the total of pages left to read.
[tex]15 \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{3} [/tex]
Convert the mixed fraction into an improper fraction
31/2 – 2/3
Subtract the fractions ↓
89/6
Transform into mixed fraction
= 14 5/6