Question

Linda worked 3 1/2 hours on Monday and 1 3/5 hours on Tuesday how many more hours did she work on Monday than on Tuesday

Answer 1

Given: The hours worked on Monday and Tuesday

`\begin{gathered} Monday:3(1)/(2)hours \\ Tuesday:1(3)/(5)hours \end{gathered}`

To Determine: How many more hours did she work on Monday than on Tuesday

Solution

The difference in the hours is the answer. This is as shown below

`\begin{gathered} 3(1)/(2)-1(3)/(5) \\ (2*3+1)/(2)-(5*1+3)/(5) \\ (7)/(2)-(8)/(5) \end{gathered}`
`\begin{gathered} (7)/(2)-(8)/(5) \\ (35-16)/(10) \\ =(19)/(10) \\ =1(9)/(10)hours \end{gathered}`

Hence, the answer is 1 9/10 hours