Question

Anne and Nancy are the two tallest basketball players on their high school team. Anne is 67 3/5 inches talk and Nancy is 71 1/2 inches tall. How many inches taller is Nancy than Anne ?

Answer 1

Answer:

$3 \frac{9}{10}$

Step-by-step explanation:

First, subtract the whole numbers. This will make everything easier.

71 - 67 = 4

Now, get common denominators for the fractions.

Both fractions can be multiplied so the denominator is 10. Multiply 3/5 by 2 and 1/2 by 5.

$\frac{3}{5} \times 2 = \frac{6}{10}$

$\frac{1}{2} \times 5 = \frac{5}{10}$

Now, subtract.

$\frac{5}{10} - \frac{6}{10} = - \frac{1}{10}$

You end up with:

$4 ( - \frac{1}{10} )$

Of course, you can't have a negative fraction in a mixed number, so take 1 out of 4 to subtract the fraction.

$3( \frac{10}{10} - \frac{1}{10} )$

You get:

$3 \frac{9}{10}$