Question

Silvia is growing trees and studying their heights. Her data is shown below.

Tree type Height (meters)
Birch. 3 1/4
Spruce 2 7/8
Oak 3 1/2

What is the difference between the heights of the birch and spruce trees?

Answer 1

3/8 or 0.375 meters

Explanation:

3.25-2.875=0.375

3 1/4 -2 7/8 = 3/8

thus the birch tree is longer than the spure tree by 3/8 meters