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Molly's jump rope is 6 1/3 feet long. Gail's jump rope is 4 2/3 feet long. How much longer is Molly's jump rope? NOT MUTLIPLE CHOICE IM SO SORRY PLS FORGIVE ME

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Answer:

Molly's jump rope is 1 2/3 feet longer than Gail's jump rope.

Explanation:

To get this answer, you would have to subtract 6 1/3 - 4 2/3 to find the difference between the two lengths.

To solve this subtraction problem: Start by doing 6 - 4 to get 2, because when the fraction parts are like that, start with whole numbers. Then, solve the fraction parts. 1/3 - 2/3 is -1/3 (you can go to negatives)! Lastly, combine the whole number and fraction parts. 2 - 1/3, because the negative symbol changes to a minus symbol, which will get you 1 2/3.

Hope this helped!

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