Question

Beatrice threw a stone one and seven fourteenths yards. Tilly threw a stone nine fourteenths of a yard. What is a reasonable estimate of the difference between their two throws?
1 yard
one and one half yards
2 yards
two and one half yards

Answer 1

Answer:

1 yard

Step-by-step explanation:

7/14 is 1/2 while 9/14 is greater than 1/2 but a lot less than a whole. So a strong estimate would assume that it is (1 1/2)-(1/2) for the approximate difference in  their throws were  

Answer 2

The answer would be 1 yards because 1 and 7/14 minus 9/14 is 12/14 which rounds to 1 yard