A home owner purchased 16 3/4 pounds of soil more than his neighbor. If the neighbor purchased 9 1/2 pounds of soil, how many pounds of soil did the homeowner purchase?

Given that a home owner purchased 16 and 3/4 pounds of more soil than his neighbor who purchased 9 1/2 pounds of soil, determine the amount of soil the home owner purchased.

Work:

N : 9 1/2

H-O: + 16 3/4

Convert 9 1/2 to the same denominator as 16 3/4.

9 1/2 = 9 2/4

Add.

16 3/4 + 9 2/4 = 25 5/4

Simplify.

26 1/4

Thus, the homeowner purchased 26 1/4 pounds of soil.

the ratio of white tiles to blue tiles is 48: 16. the ratio in it's simplest form is 3: 1.

step-by-step explanation:

ratio: take the first number and add a colon next to it, then add the second number after that. make sure the ratio order matches up with the written problem!

simplest form: we can simplify the ratio 48 : 16 by dividing both terms by the greatest common factor (gcf).

the gcf of 48 and 16 is 16.

divide both terms by 16:

48 ÷ 16 = 3

16 ÷ 16 = 1

reducing to simplest form:

48 : 16 = 3 : 1

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