Question

a city has two hiking trails. pond trail is 4 & 2/9 miles long. hill trail is 2 & 1/3 miles long. how much longer is the pong trail than the hill trail?

Answer 1

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Answer:

1 8/9 miles

Explanation:

The difference in length is found by subtraction:

(4 2/9) - (2 1/3) = (4 2/9) - (2 3/9) = 4 + 2/9 -2 -3/9

= (4 -2) +(2/9 -3/9) = 2 - 1/9

= 1 8/9 . . . . miles

The pond trail is 1 8/9 miles longer than the hill trail.