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In the gymnastics competition, Jill earned nine and six-sevenths points. Alice earned eight and two-thirds points. How many more points did Jill earn than Alice?

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Alice earned approximately 1.19 points more than Jill.

To find the difference between the number of points earned by Jill and the number of points earned by Alice, we need to first convert both amounts to a common denominator.

Since the denominators of the fractions representing the number of points earned by Jill and Alice are different, we will need to find a common denominator. To do this, we can find the least common multiple (LCM) of 7 and 3, which is 21.

We can then rewrite the fraction representing the number of points earned by Jill as 9 + 6/7 = (9 * 3 + 6)/21 = 27/21 + 6/21 = 33/21, and the fraction representing the number of points earned by Alice as 8 + 2/3 = (8 * 7 + 2)/21 = 56/21 + 2/21 = 58/21.

To find the difference between the number of points earned by Jill and the number of points earned by Alice, we can subtract the number of points earned by Alice from the number of points earned by Jill:

33/21 - 58/21

We can simplify this expression by combining like terms:

(33 - 58)/21 = -25/21

This represents a difference of -25/21 points, or approximately -1.19 points. Since a negative difference represents a smaller quantity, this means that Alice earned approximately 1.19 points more than Jill.

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Answer:


\boxed{1.1914285714285713}

Explanation:

Jill earned a total of 9 + 6/7 = <<9+6/7=9.857142857142857>>9.857142857142857 points.

Alice earned a total of 8 + 2/3 = <<8+2/3=8.666666666666666>>8.666666666666666 points.

Therefore, Jill earned 9.857142857142857 - 8.666666666666666 = <<9.857142857142857-8.666666666666666=1.1914285714285713>>1.1914285714285713 more points than Alice. Answer: \boxed{1.1914285714285713}.

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