Question

family went on two vacations. the first trip took 3 2/3 hours to drive to Indiana and the second trip took 4 1/2 hours to drive to Michigan. how much longer did it take to drive to Michigan than Indiana?

Answer 1

From the question given, it means that the trip to Indiana took

`3(2)/(3)\text{ hours }`

While that of Michigan took

`4(1)/(2)\text{ hours }`

To find how much longer it took to drive to Michigan than Indiana, we simply subtract. This becomes

`4(1)/(2)-3(2)/(3)`

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