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Silvia is growing trees and studying their heights. Her data is shown

Birch 3 1/4

Spruce 2 7/8

What is the difference between the heights of the Birch and Spruce trees?

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Answer: 3/8 ♡♡♡

Step-by-step explanation: First, turn the 3 1/4 into 3 2/8 ☆

Second, subtract 3 2/8 by 2 7/8 ☻

Thrid, the answer is 3/8 ♧

Hope it helps! ☯

User Drsndodiya
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Answer:

The difference between the heights of the Birch and Spruce trees is:


(3)/(8)\ units

Explanation:

The height of the Birch tree is:


3(1)/(4) which in improper fraction is written as:


(13)/(4)\ units

Also, the height of Spruce tree is:


2(7)/(8) which in improper fraction is written as:


(23)/(8)\ units

The difference in the height of two tree is given by:


(13)/(4)-(23)/(8)

on taking least common multiple we get:


=(13* 2-23* 1)/(8)\\\\=(26-23)/(8)\\\\\\=(3)/(8)\ units

Hence, the difference between the height of tree is:


(3)/(8)\ units

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