Question

On Monday, the sun was out for 14 9/10 hours. On Tuesday, the sun was out for 15 1/5 hours. How much longer, in hours, was the sun out on Tuesday than Monday? Show your thinking by writing an expression and solving it step by step.

Answer 1

The sun was out 0.3 hours longer on Tuesday than on Monday.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much longer the sun was out on Tuesday than Monday, we need to find the difference between the number of hours on each day.

On Monday, the sun was out for 14 9/10 hours.

On Tuesday, the sun was out for 15 1/5 hours.

To calculate the difference, we subtract the number of hours on Monday from the number of hours on Tuesday: 15 1/5 - 14 9/10 = 15.2 - 14.9 = 0.3 hours.

So, the sun was out 0.3 hours longer on Tuesday than on Monday.