Question

A scuba diver starts at 85 3/4 meters below the surface of the water and descends until he reaches 103 1/5

Answer 1

Answer:

From his starting point of 85 3/4, he descended 17 9/20 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

We want to know how much farther he went down from his starting point.

103 1/5 - 85 3/4

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tart off by making the denominators of both the numbers the same.

103 1/5 - 85 3/4

103 4/20 - 85 15/20

Make them into improper fractions

2064/20 - 1715/20 = 349/20

Make 349/20 into a mixed fraction

17 9/20