A Baker made 5 pounds of dough. He used 4/9 of the dough to make sandwich rolls. How much of the dough is left over?
You could multiply 4/9 by 5 to get 2.2 pounds. Then subtract that from 5 to get 2.8 pounds.
The dough left over is 2 7/9 pounds.
A fraction is a quantity that is not an integer. A fraction usually has a numerator and a denominator. The numerator is the number above. While the denominator is the number below
An example of a fraction is 4/5. 4 is the numerator while 5 is the denominator
Fraction that is left over = 1 - 4/9 = 5/9
Pounds left over = 5/9 x 5 = 25/9 = 2 7/9
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