Question

Jamal reads for 1/2 hour on Monday and 1/3 hour on Tuesday.how much more did he read on Monday than on Tuesday?​

Answer 1

1/6 hour, or 10 minutes

Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem.

1/2 - 1/3 =

We need a common denominator for 2 and 3. We can use 6.

= 1/2 * 3/3 - 1/3 * 2/2

= 3/6 - 2/6

= 1/6

Answer: 1/6 hours, or 10 minutes