Question

The length of an alligator in a zoo is 14 5/6 feet.The everglades national parks list the longest alligator ever reocord in florida at 17 5/12 feet. Which is the differnce in their lenghth

Answer 1

Answer:

The difference in the lengths of the two alligators = 3

Step-by-step explanation:

First, let us make the lengths improper fractions, then we will find the difference from there.

Alligator 1:

Length = $14\frac{5}{12} = \frac{173}{12}$

To convert to improper fraction, multiply the denominator by the whole number, and then add the denominator [(12 × 14) + 5]

Alligator 2:

Length = $17\frac{5}{12} = \frac{209}{12}$

Now Let us find the difference between the lengths:

$\frac{209}{12} - \frac{173}{12} = \frac{36}{12} =3$

Therefore the difference in the lengths of the two alligators = 3