Question

2 A town park has two biking trails. Marsh Trail is 5 miles long. Woodland Trail is

2 miles long. How much longer is Marsh Trail than Woodland Trail?
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How do I show my work and what is the answer

Answer 1

25/10

Explanation:

Make the fractions improper by multiplying the whole number by the denominator and then adding the numerator (if this makes sense).

This makes 5x10=50+3=53/10

Do the same for the second fraction. 2x5=10+4=14/5

Then make the denominators the same, and in this case all you need to do is multiply both sides of 14/5 by 2, so that makes 28/10.

Now, just take it away.

53/10-28/10=25/10, which can be then simplified into 2 1/2 or 5/2.