Plz ! 30 points! a horse had 4 1/5 scoops of oats in his bucket. he ate 2 1/2 scoops of oats. how much scoops of oats are left in his bucket? enter your answer in the box as a mixed number in simplest form.

Equation:

4  1/5    -    2   1/2

Showing Work:

Steps:

4  1/5     -    2   1/2

Break off    1   from  4:

4  1/5    =    3   6/5

=     3   6/5     -    2   1/2

Subtract Whole Numbers:

3     -     2      =     1

Combine Fractions:

6/5   -    1/2:       7/10

=        1       +    7/10

Therefore,  Your Answer is =====>    1   7/10  Scoops of Oats left in the horses bucket.

Hope that helps                                        : )

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