OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §4.6 Add and Subtract Mixed Numbers · Exercise 60 · Arithmetic · Fractions

Add and Subtract Mixed Numbers · Exercise 60

Edgar will have to pay $\$ 3.75$ in tolls to drive to the city.
ⓐ Explain how he can make change from a $\$ 10$ bill before he leaves so that he has the exact amount he needs.
ⓑ How is Edgar’s situation similar to how you subtract $10 - 3 \frac{3}{4} ?$

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OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e · §4.6 Add and Subtract Mixed Numbers · Exercise 60

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