Question

Rachel earned $55.80 last week. Morgan earned $54.30. About how much more did Rachel earn?

Answer 1

Rachel earns $1.50 more than Morgan.

Explanation:

How much more means we need to subtract.

55.80 - 54.30

1.50

Rachel earns $1.50 more than Morgan.

Answer 2

Rachel earned about $1.50 more than Morgan.

Explanation:

In order to find out how much more Rachel earned than Morgan, we can subtract Morgan's earnings from Rachel's earnings:

Rachel's earnings - Morgan's earnings

= $55.80 - $54.30

= $1.50

Rachel earned about $1.50 more than Morgan.