chris has 3 1/2 boxes of tomatoes at his restaurant he uses 1 3/4 boxes to make tomato sauce for tonight's dinner. How many boxes of tomatoes does chris have left over?

Answer:
1 3/4
Step-by-step explanation:
3 1/2 boxes of tomatoes currently. uses 1 3/4, taking it away basically.
3 1/2 - 1 3/4
3 2/4 - 1 3/4 ;; i did this with finding a common denominator for it to be easier for me to solve.
3 - 1 = 2
2/4 - 3/4 = -1/4
2 + -1/4 = 1 3/4
correct me if wrong.