Question

a medium sandwich is 5/8 foot long.A small sandwich is 4 7/8 inches.how many inches longer is the medium than the small

Answer 1

Answer:

2.62 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

For calculating the fraction by which the medium sandwich is larger than the smaller one you need to Subtract the length of smaller sandwich from the medium sandwich. During subtraction it is necessary that the units of length in both the sandwich should be same because quantities with same units only can be added or subtracted.

So, We will convert the length of each sandwich in inches first.

Length of medium sandwich = $\frac{5}{8}$ feet = 7.5 inches

Length of small sandwich = $4\frac{7}{8}$ inches = 4.88

Difference in length = 7.50 - 4.88 = 2.62 inches.

So the medium sandwich is 2.62 inches longer than the small sandwich.