Question

for a english term paper , gerry spent 7/9 hours researching ,and 2/3 on searchingbon the internet. how many more hours did she spend in the library than internet??​

Answer 1

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Answer:

  1/9 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

The difference between the times is ...

  7/9 -2/3 = 7/9 -6/9 = 1/9 . . . . hours

Gerry spent 1/9 more hours researching than searching.

Answer 2

Answer:

1/9 hours.

Step-by-step explanation:

7/9 - 2/3

The LCM of 3 and 9 is so this becomes:

7/9 - (2*3)/(3*3)

= 7/9 - 6/9

= 1/9.