Question

- Higher Order Thinking Nicole, Tasha,

Maria, and Joan each walk to school from
home. Nicole walks 1.11/12 miles. Tasha
walks 2.1/12miles. Maria walks 1.7/12miles.
Joan walks 2.2/12miles. How can you find
how much farther Joan walks to school
than Maria?​

Answer 1

Joan Walks
`(7)/(12)`miles farther than maria

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Distance walked by Nicole = 1. 11/12 miles

Distance walked by Tasha= 2. 1/12 miles

Distance walked by Maria = 1. 7 /12 miles

Distance walked by Joan = 2. 2/12 miles

To find:

How much farther Joan walks to school than Maria = ?​

Solution:

We can find the distance that Joan walk more than maria by subtraction

Joan distance - maria distance

here the distance are given in mixed fraction , so lets covert them into fraction and perform subtraction

=>
`2(2)/(12) - 1 (7)/(12)`

=>
`(24+ 2)/(12) - (12 +7)/(12)`

=>
`(26)/(12) - (19)/(12)`

=>
`(26 - 19)/(12)`

=>
`(7)/(12)`