Question

Linda worked 3 1/2 hours on Monday and 1 3/5 hours on Tuesday how many more hours did she work on Monday than on Tuesday

Answer 1

Given: The hours worked on Monday and Tuesday

$\begin{gathered} Monday:3\frac{1}{2}hours \\ Tuesday:1\frac{3}{5}hours \end{gathered}$

To Determine: How many more hours did she work on Monday than on Tuesday

Solution

The difference in the hours is the answer. This is as shown below

$\begin{gathered} 3\frac{1}{2}-1\frac{3}{5} \\ \frac{2\times3+1}{2}-\frac{5\times1+3}{5} \\ \frac{7}{2}-\frac{8}{5} \end{gathered}$$\begin{gathered} \frac{7}{2}-\frac{8}{5} \\ \frac{35-16}{10} \\ =\frac{19}{10} \\ =1\frac{9}{10}hours \end{gathered}$

Hence, the answer is 1 9/10 hours