Kim purchased 6 small containers of potato salad.Small containers weigh [tex]\frac{2}{8}.lbs.[/tex]
Weight of Kim's purchase =6x[tex]\frac{2}{8} =\frac{12}{8}.=\frac{3}{2}. lbs[/tex]
Seth purchased 2 extra large containers of Potato salad.
Weight of extra large container=[tex]\frac{9}{8}.lbs.[/tex]
Weight of Seth's purchase =2x[tex]\frac{9}{8}. =\frac{18}{8}.=\frac{9}{4}.lbs[/tex]
Difference in weights of Seth and Kim = [tex]\frac{9}{4}.-\frac{3}{2}.=\frac{3}{4}.lbs.[/tex]
Difference in weight = [tex]\frac{3}{4}.lbs.[/tex]
