Question

Manny and Evan were flying paper airplanes. Manny’s airplane flew 36.5 centimeters and Evan’s airplane flew 18 centimeters. How many inches farther did Manny’s airplane fly than Evan’s? (1cm ≈ 0.4in)

Please Explain The Answer!

Answer 1

36.5cm=14.37 inches.
18cm=7.087 inches
14.37-7.087 =7.283inches
Manny's airplane flew 7.823 (7.83) inches farther then Evan's

Answer 2

First subtract manny value 36.5 from Evan values 18 which will give u 18.5 cm which then u have to convert. Since 1 cm is about .4, we can multiply 18.5 by .4 to get the answer 7.4 inches