George bought 6 2/3 pounds of celery and carrots 1 3/4 pounds are carrots while the rest is celery. how many pounds of the celery did he purchase?

  4 11/12 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

The difference between the total weight and the weight of carrots will be the weight of the celery:

  6 2/3 - 1 3/4 = (6 -1) +(2/3 -3/4) = 5 + (8/12 -9/12) = 5 - 1/12

  = 4 11/12 . . . . pounds

George bought 4 11/12 pounds of celery.

the ratio of grapes to blueberries she should use is 12: 3

step-by-step explanation:

if mandie is making 15 cups of fruit salad, the ratio of grapes to blueberries she should use is 12: 3.