Question

on monday it rained 2 1/3 inches of rain. today the total rain for monday and tuesday was 3 7/8 inches. how many inches did it rain on tuesday?

Answer 1

1 + 13/24 inches (1
`(13)/(24)` inches)

Explanation:

Inches is a measurement unit that used to determine length or depth. To solve the question we need to subtract the total rain at Tuesday with the depth of the rain at Monday. In this question, we have 2 numbers with different denominators. To subtract them, we have to change the denominator so it will be the same for both numbers. The way to do this is to multiply both fractions with opposite denominators. The calculation will be:

3
`(7)/(8)` - 2
`(1)/(3)` =

1
`(7)/(8)`-
`(1)/(3)` =

1
`(7)/(8)`*
`(3)/(3)`-
`(1)/(3)`*
`(8)/(8)` =

1
`(21)/(24)`-
`(8)/(24)` =

1
`(13)/(24)`