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Suzanne was making lemonade for the school carnival. She had bought 12 1/5 pounds of sugar to use for the lemonade. When she was finished making lemonade, she had 4 4/5 pounds of sugar left over. How much sugar did she use for the lemonade?

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[tex]7\frac{2}{5}[/tex]

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Given, Suzanne was making lemonade for the school carnival. She had bought [tex]12\frac{1}{5}[/tex] pounds of sugar to use for the lemonade & When she was finished making lemonade, she had [tex]4\frac{4}{5}[/tex] pounds of sugar left over.

Thus, the sugar did she use for the lemonade is [tex]12\frac{1}{5} - 4\frac{4}{5}[/tex] .

  • [tex]\frac{61}{5} - \frac{24}{5}[/tex]  ⇒  [tex]\frac{37}{5}[/tex] or [tex]7\frac{2}{5}[/tex] Pounds .

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