Question

Michelle drew a purple line that was 1/2 of an inch long then she drew a green line that was 1/6 of an inch long how much longer what is the purple line than the green line

Answer 1

`(1)/(3)`

Explanation:

Given length of purple line =
`(1)/(2)\ inch`

Given length of green line =
`(1)/(6)\ inch`

To find:

How much longer is the purple line than the green line ?

Solution:

To find the required length, we have to subtract the length of green line from the length of purple line.

i.e.

The required answer =

`(1)/(2)-(1)/(6)\\\text{Taking LCM of 2 and 6, we get 6}\\\Rightarrow (3-1)/(6)\\\Rightarrow (2)/(6)\\\Rightarrow \bold{(1)/(3)}`

Therefore, the answer is:

Purple line is
`(1)/(3)` of an inch longer than the green line.