Question

The floor at a roller skating rink is 72.25 feet long and 51.5 feet wide. How much longer is the rink than it is wide?
A 671.0 ft
B 67.10 ft
C 21.25 ft
D 20.75 ft

Answer 1

Answer:

The rink is 20.75 ft longer

Step-by-step explanation:

Simply subtract the width from the length.  

72.25-51.5= 20.75 ft

Answer 2

Answer:

20.75 or 20 and 3 quarters or 20 3/4 or D.

Step-by-step explanation:

the question: " The floor at a roller skating rink is 72.25 feet long and 51.5 feet wide. How much longer is the rink than it is wide?" asks how longer is it than wide so you need to subtract the feet long from the feet wide so do the following problem: 72.25 - 51.5 = 20.75 or 20 and 3 quarters or 20 3/4 or D. bye have good day my friends!