Question

Drew ran 5 3/ 8 miles yesterday. Collin ran 8 5/12 miles yesterday. How much farther did Collin run? Choose the correct values to leave your answer as a mixed number. Numbers may be used once or not at all.

Answer 1

Drew = 5 3/8
Collin = 8 5/12

$\text {Difference = } 8\dfrac{5}{12} - 5\dfrac{3}{8} = 8\dfrac{10}{24} - 5\dfrac{15}{24} = 7\dfrac{34}{24} - 5\dfrac{15}{24} = 2\dfrac{19}{24}$

$\text {Answer : } 2\dfrac{19}{24}$