Question

hours.2Reuben finished his English assignment in5How much more time did Reuben spend on his math assignment?hours. Then he completed his math assignment inWrite your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer 1

Find out the difference

Subtract

(1/2)-(2/5)

the fractions have a different denominator

so

Find out equivalent fractions

(1/2) Multiply by 5/5 ------> (1/2)*(5/5)=5/10

2/5 multiply by 2/2 ------> (2/5)*(2/2)=4/10

substitute

5/10-4/10=1/10 hours

the answer is 1/10 hours