Question

PLEASE HELP ME ASAP!! Charlie is practicing the long jump. His first jump is a distance of 16
`(5)/(6)` feet. His second jump is a distance of 18
`(2)/(3)` feet. How much longer is Charlie's second jump? Please explain!!!

Answer 1

You take 18 2/3 and subtract it by 16 2/3
When you do this you end up with 2. Hope this helped

Answer 2

`2 (1)/(6)`

Explanation:

So we have

`16 (5)/(6) \: and \: 18 (2)/(3)`

If you have the same denominator for each fraction, you'd be able to subtract the numerators like regular subtraction

Seeing the 2/3, if we multiply each number by 2, you get

`18 (4)/(6)`

Now you have 5/6 and 4/6. Since they both have 6 at the bottom, you can subtract 5 and 4.

5-4=1

Now you have 1/6.

Then you can just subtract the 18 and 16 like normal giving you 2.

After we combine our numbers, we get 2 1/6. Hope this helps