Question

Carla watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 3 4 of a yard and the spider crawled 1 3 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?

Answer 1

The beetle crawled 5/12 of a yard more than the spider

Answer 2

Beetle crawled
`(5)/(12)` yard farther than the spider

Explanation:

Given,

The distance crawled by beetle =
`(3)/(4)` yard,

And, the distance crawled by spider =
`(1)/(3)` yard,

∵
`(3)/(4) > (1)/(3)`

Thus, beetle crawled more,

Also,

`(3)/(4)-(1)/(3)=(9-4)/(12)=(5)/(12)`

Hence, beetle crawled
`(5)/(12)` yard farther than the spider