Abigail sold $3\frac{3}{6}$ cakes and Cody sold $7\frac{2}{3}$ cakes. We need to find how many more cakes Cody sold than Abigail. This requires subtracting the number of cakes Abigail sold from the number of cakes Cody sold, and giving the answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

ArithmeticFractionsMixed NumbersSubtractionSimplificationLeast Common Multiple
2025/4/22

1. Problem Description

Abigail sold 3363\frac{3}{6} cakes and Cody sold 7237\frac{2}{3} cakes. We need to find how many more cakes Cody sold than Abigail. This requires subtracting the number of cakes Abigail sold from the number of cakes Cody sold, and giving the answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

2. Solution Steps

First, we need to subtract the number of cakes Abigail sold from the number of cakes Cody sold.
7233367\frac{2}{3} - 3\frac{3}{6}
We can simplify 3363\frac{3}{6} to 3123\frac{1}{2}.
7233127\frac{2}{3} - 3\frac{1}{2}
Now, we convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions.
723=7×3+23=21+23=2337\frac{2}{3} = \frac{7 \times 3 + 2}{3} = \frac{21+2}{3} = \frac{23}{3}
312=3×2+12=6+12=723\frac{1}{2} = \frac{3 \times 2 + 1}{2} = \frac{6+1}{2} = \frac{7}{2}
So, the subtraction becomes:
23372\frac{23}{3} - \frac{7}{2}
To subtract the fractions, we need a common denominator. The least common multiple of 3 and 2 is

6. $\frac{23}{3} \times \frac{2}{2} = \frac{46}{6}$

72×33=216\frac{7}{2} \times \frac{3}{3} = \frac{21}{6}
Now we can subtract:
466216=46216=256\frac{46}{6} - \frac{21}{6} = \frac{46-21}{6} = \frac{25}{6}
Now, convert the improper fraction 256\frac{25}{6} to a mixed number:
25÷6=425 \div 6 = 4 with a remainder of 11.
So, 256=416\frac{25}{6} = 4\frac{1}{6}

3. Final Answer

4164\frac{1}{6}

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