Question

while cooking a stew, rodrigo used 2/3 of a shaker of salt and 1/2 of a shaker of pepper. how much more salt did rodrigo use? write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. shakers

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the operation

To find how much more salt was used, we subtract the amount of pepper used from the amount of salt used. So we need to calculate $\frac{2}{3} - \frac{1}{2}$.

Step2: Find a common denominator

The least common denominator of 3 and 2 is 6. Convert the fractions: $\frac{2}{3}=\frac{2\times2}{3\times2}=\frac{4}{6}$ and $\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1\times3}{2\times3}=\frac{3}{6}$.

Step3: Subtract the fractions

Now subtract: $\frac{4}{6}-\frac{3}{6}=\frac{4 - 3}{6}=\frac{1}{6}$.

Answer:

$\frac{1}{6}$