Question

on monday, it rained 1 1/4 inches. On Tuesday, it rained 3/5 inch. How much more did it rain on Monday than on Tuesday?

Answer 1

To find out how much more it rained, you subtract 1 1/4 or 1.25 and 3/5.
So you get 1.25-.6, which is .65 or 13/20 inches.
Hope this helps.

Answer 2

0.65 inches more (
`(13)/(20) inches`)

Explanation:

Rain on monday:

`r_(m)=1(1)/(4)in =1.25in`

Rain on tuesday:

`r_(t)=(3)/(5) in=0.60in`

To answer the question of how much more did it rain on Monday than on Tuesday, we need to subtract the amount of rain of Tuesday from the amount of rain on Monday:

`r_(m)-r_(t)`

which gives:

`1.25in-0.60in=0.65in`

it rained 0.65 inches more on monday, if you need it in fraction:

`0.65in=(65)/(100) in=(13)/(20) in`