Question

Jess is 3 2/5 ft. tall,whereas Joan is 1 ¹/3 ft. tall.How much taller iinfeet is jess than Joan

Answer 1

Explanation:

Subtract
`3(2)/(5)` from
`1(1)/(3)` to represent how much taller Jess is.

Common Denominators:

The Least Common Multiple of 3 and 5 is 15.

Therefore,

`3(2)/(5) =3(6)/(15)`;
`1(1)/(3) =1(5)/(15)`

Subtract:

`3(6)/(15) -1(5)/(15) =2(1)/(15)`

Jess is 2 1/15 ft taller than Joan.