A gardener has a container with 6 3/5 ounces of liquid plant fertilizer. The gardener uses 2 1/2 ounces on a flower garden. How many ounces of liquid plant fertilizer are left? *

4 1/10 ounces of Liquid plant fertilizer left

Step-by-step explanation:

Total quantity of Liquid plant fertilizer=6 3/5 ounces

Quantity used up on a flower garden=2 1/2 ounces

Quantity of  liquid plant fertilizer are left=Total quantity of Liquid plant fertilizer -Quantity used up on a flower garden

6 3/5 ounces -2 1/2 ounces( subtract whole number from whole number and fraction from fraction)

6-2   3/5 - 1/2

4   (6-5) / 10

4 1/10 ounces of Liquid plant fertilizer left

step-by-step explanation:

you can add the two numbers and divide the result by 2. or you can find the gap between the two numbers and add half of this to the smaller number.

a=24; b=12

step-by-step explanation:

a/b=2: 1

a=2b

36/(1+2)=12

b=12

a=24