Question

It took Alice 6 5/6 hours to drive to her grandparents' house for Thanksgiving. On the way home, she ran into traffic and it took her 8 2/9 hours. How much longer did the return trip take?

Answer 1

Time taken to drive to her grandparents house = 6 5/6 hours

We convert this mixed into improper fraction, we get = 41/6 hours

Time taken to drive to her grandparents house = 41/6 hours

Time taken to drive back = 8 2/9 hours

We convert this mixed into improper fraction, we get = 74/9 hours

Time taken to drive back = 74/9 hours

Difference between the two = 74/9 - 41/6 = (148-123)/18 = 25/18 hours = 1 7/18 hours

Therefore it took 1 7/18 hours longer to drive back.