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For a class experiment, Chloe's class weighed a log before and after subjecting it to termites. Before subjecting it to termites, the log weighed 5/6 of a pound. After the termites, the log weighed 1/3 of a pound. How much weight did the termites take from the log?

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zainab1029
Answer: 1/2

let’s find a common denominator first

we can multiply 3 and 2=6
what we do to the bottom we do to the top.

now the equation says 5/6-2/6
subtract the numerator and you have 3/6 which can be simplified to 1/2

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