Question

a farmer started the day with $10\frac{5}{6}$ buckets of seeds. after spending the morning sowing seeds, she now has $6\frac{5}{12}$ buckets left. how many buckets of seeds did the farmer sow?
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Explanation:

Step1: Set up subtraction

$10\frac{5}{6} - 6\frac{5}{12}$

Step2: Convert to common denominator

$10\frac{10}{12} - 6\frac{5}{12}$

Step3: Subtract whole & fractions

$(10-6) + (\frac{10}{12}-\frac{5}{12}) = 4 + \frac{5}{12}$

Step4: Combine results

$4\frac{5}{12}$

Answer:

$4\frac{5}{12}$