The chef of a pizza place used 843 packages of pepperoni and 41 of a package of sausage. How much more pepperoni than sausage did the chef use?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number._____ packages
Q. The chef of a pizza place used 843 packages of pepperoni and 41 of a package of sausage. How much more pepperoni than sausage did the chef use?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number._____ packages
Convert to Improper Fraction: Step 1: Convert mixed number to improper fraction for pepperoni used.843=(8×4+3)/4=435
Given Sausage Amount: Step 2: Since the sausage used is already given as a fraction, no conversion is needed.Sausage used = 41
Subtract to Find Difference: Step 3: Subtract the amount of sausage from the amount of pepperoni to find how much more pepperoni was used. 435−41=4(35−1)=434=821
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