Question

Leo found an orange caterpillar and a green caterpillar in his backyard. The green caterpillar was 3 1/3 inches long and the orange caterpillar was 1 2/3 inches long. How much longer was the green caterpillar than the orange caterpillar?

Answer 1

1 2/3 in longer

Explanation:

Green: 3 1/3 = 10/3 (Multiply the whole number by the denominator and add that to the numerator for the new numerator).

Orange: 1 2/3 = 5/3

Difference: 10/3 - 5/3 = 5/3 (When subtracting fractions with the same denominators, just subtract the numerators and leave the denominators the same).

5/3 = 1 2/3 (To convert to a mixed number, divide numerator by denominator. The remainder is the new numerator and the quotient is the whole number).