a soup kitchen had 6 1/2 gallons of

Chris Delposo

Chris Delposo

Answered question

2022-09-22

a soup kitchen had 6 1/2 gallons of soup at the start of the day. the had 2 1/10 gallons of soup left by the end of the day. how many gallons of soup did they use during the day? 

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nick1337

nick1337

Expert2023-06-17Added 777 answers

To find the amount of soup used during the day, we need to subtract the amount of soup left at the end of the day from the amount of soup at the start of the day.
The amount of soup at the start of the day is given as 6 1/2 gallons.
The amount of soup left at the end of the day is given as 2 1/10 gallons.
To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator. The common denominator for 2 and 10 is 10. So, we can rewrite 6 1/2 as 6 5/10.
Now, subtract the two fractions:
(6510)2110
=65102110
=652110
=4410
Simplifying the fraction, we have:
=4210
=415
Therefore, the soup kitchen used 4 1/5 gallons of soup during the day.

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