Question

laura's paper airplane flew 9 1/6 feet. that was 2 3/4 feet farther than Max's plane flew. write and solve an equation to show how far max's paper airplane flew.

Answer 1

Alright, lets get started.

Laura's paper airplane flew =
`9(1)/(6) = (55)/(6)`

It is farther than Max's plane flew =
`2(3)/(4)= (11)/(4)`

So the equation for the distance for Max's paper plane flew will be =
`(55)/(6) -(11)/(4)`

Solving the above equation

`(55)/(6) -(11)/(4)`

These are two fractions in subtraction, so we need to make common denominator

`(110)/(12)- (33)/(12)`

`(110-33)/(12)`

`(77)/(12)`

`6(5)/(12)`

So, max's paper airplane flew =
`6(5)/(12)` feet : Answer

Hope it will help :)