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Jordan rides his bike 6 7/15 miles every day to deliver newspapers and to go to and from school. If his ride to and from school is 4 3/10 miles, how many miles is the trip to deliver newspapers?

1 1/3

1 1/6

2 1/6

2 4/5

User Adel Sal
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6 7/15 - 4 3/10 = ?

Answer :
2 1/6 or 2 5/30
Step by Step :
convert to improper fraction
97/15 - 43/10
find the common denominator (30)
194/30 - 129/30
subtract from each other
194/30 - 129/30 = 65/30
change back to mixed number
2 5/30 or simplify to 2 1/6

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