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Dr. Whether-or-Not collects two hailstones during a storm in California. One hailstone weighs 2 3/8 pounds, and the other hailstone weighs1 3/10 pounds. How much heavier is the larger hailstone than the smaller hailstone?

User Rakesh
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Answer:

1 3/40, or 1.075!

Explanation:

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User Dean Leitersdorf
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1 3/40 pounds
Explanation:
difference in weight
= 2 3/8- 1 3/10
= 19/8-13/10
=(19*5 -13*4)/40
=95-52/40
=43/40
=1 3/40 pounds
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