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Beatrice threw a stone one and seven fourteenths yards. Tilly threw a stone nine fourteenths of a yard. What is a reasonable estimate of the difference between their two throws? 1 yard one and one half
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Beatrice threw a stone one and seven fourteenths yards. Tilly threw a stone nine fourteenths of a yard. What is a reasonable estimate of the difference between their two throws?

1 yard
one and one half yards
2 yards
two and one half yards

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The answer is one yard because 1 and 7/14 minus 9/14 is 12/14 which rounds to one yard.
User Ahmad Hamza
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Answer:

2 yards

Explanation:

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