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Braden jumped 9 5/16 feet high Jordan jumped 8 7/8 feet how much farther than Braden jump than Jordan?

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Answer:

C. 1 7\16

Explanation:

User Lazarea
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Hello!

First you want both of the denominators to be the same.

You can multiply 7/8 by 2 to get 14/16

So the two values are 9 5/16 and 8 14/16

When you subtract both values you get the answer of 7/16

This cannot be simplified so the answer is 7/16

Hope this helps!
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