Question

Two cats, Fluffy and Fireball, met in the park. Fluffy's tail is 1/3​​, of a meter long. Fireball's tail is 1/4 of a meter long.

Answer 1

1/3 - 1/4 = 4/12 - 3/12 = 1/12....Fluffy's tail is 1/12 meters longer then Fireball's tail

Answer 2

Answer:Fluffy's tail is $\frac{1}{12}$ meter longer than Fireball's.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given Fluffy and Fireball tails are $\frac{1}{3} and \frac{1}{4}$ meters long.

We need to find how long is Fluffy's tail than Fireball's.

To find that we subtract the two fractions:

$\frac{1}{3} -\frac{1}{4}$

To subtract the fractions we first find the common denominator.The Least common multiple of 3 and 4 is 12.Writing equivalent fractions with denominator 12 we have:

$\frac{1}{3} -\frac{1}{4} =\frac{4}{12} -\frac{3}{12}$

Denominators same numerators can be  subtracted:

$\frac{4-3}{12} =\frac{1}{12}$

Fluffy's tail is $\frac{1}{12}$ meter longer than Fireball's.