Section: Mathematics

31) If Edgar eats 8 2/3 doughnuts in a week and Ellen eats 4 ½ doughnuts in a week, how many more doughnuts will Edgar have eaten?

1. 3 1/5
2. 4 1/6
3. 4 1/2
4. 4
5. 4 3/4

Convert the fractions to the lowest common denominator, sixths, before you subtract.