Question

Jack is growing Red wiggler worms to help make compost. He measured the lengths of two young worms. The 10- day old worm is 10/12 inch long. The 20-day old worm is 1 4/6 inches long. About how much longer is the 20- day old worm than the 10-day old worm? Explain how you found your estimate.

Answer 1

Answer:

The 20-day old worm is $\frac{5}{6}$ inches more longer than the 10-day old worm.

Step-by-step explanation:

Jack is growing Red wiggler worms to help make compost. He measured the lengths of two young worms. The 10- day old worm is $\frac{10}{12}$ inch long. The 20-day old worm is $1\frac{4}{6}$ inches long.  

Therefore, the 10-day old worm is $\frac{10}{12}$ i.e $\frac{5}{6}$ inches long.

And the 20-day old worm is $1\frac{4}{6}$ i.e. $\frac{10}{6} = \frac{5}{3}$ inches long

Therefore, the 20-day old worm is $(\frac{5}{3} - \frac{5}{6}) = \frac{5}{6}$ inches more longer than the 10-day old worm. (Answer)