Question

The largest orange in a bag has the circumference of 9 5/8 inches. The smallest orange has a circumference

of 7 13/16 inches. Write the difference of the circumferences of the smallest orange and the largest orange

Answer 1

1.81 inches

Explanation:

Given that,

The circumference of the largest orange in a bag is
`9(5)/(8)\ \text{inches}` and that of smallest orange is
`7(13)/(16)\ \text{inches}`.

Difference = largest orange - smallest orange

=
`9(5)/(8)-7(13)/(16)\\\\=(77)/(8)-(125)/(16)\\\\=(29)/(16)\\\\=1.81\ \text{inches}`

So, difference of the circumferences of the smallest orange and the largest orange is 1.81 inches