Question

josh sketched on a paper tree one-fifth of a foot tall. Then he drew the same tree on the wall two-thirds of a foot tall to decorate his room. how much larger than the sketch is the drawing.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Subtraction

Equation

2/3 - 1/5

Solution

20/30 - 6/30

14/30

7/15

The tree on the wall is 7/15 of a foot larger than the tree on paper.

Division

2/3 // 1/5 = 2/3 * 5/1 = 10/3 = 3 1/3

The tree on the wall is 3 1/3 times the tree in the drawing.