Jackson had 1 3/8 kg of fertilizer.He used some to fertilize a flower bed, and he only had 2/3 kg left. How many fertilizer was used in the flower bed.

17/24 kg fertilizer was used for flower bedStep-by-step explanation:We will subtract the amount remaining from the total amount of fertilizer to get the fertilizer used for flower bed.Given[tex]Total\ fertilizer = 1\frac{3}{8}\\Remaining\ fertilizer = \frac{2}{3}[/tex]So,Let x be the fertilizer used for flower bed[tex]x=1\frac{3}{8}-\frac{2}{3}\\=\frac{11}{8}-\frac{2}{3}\\=\frac{33-16}{24}\\=\frac{17}{24}[/tex]Hence,17/24 kg fertilizer was used for flower bedKeywords: Fractions, SubtractionsLearn more about fractions at:brainly.com/question/9045597brainly.com/question/9103248#LearnwithBrainly