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.
2025/4/22
1. Problem Description
Abigail sold cakes and Cody sold 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.
We can simplify to .
Now, we convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions.
So, the subtraction becomes:
To subtract the fractions, we need a common denominator. The least common multiple of 3 and 2 is
6. $\frac{23}{3} \times \frac{2}{2} = \frac{46}{6}$
Now we can subtract:
Now, convert the improper fraction to a mixed number:
with a remainder of .
So,