Question

The trail around Mirror Lake in Yosemite National Park is 5 miles long. 9. What fraction describes how much more of the trail Jon hiked than Andrea hiked? 10. What fraction describes how much more of the trail Callie hiked than Jon hiked?

Answer 1

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Complete Question:

The trail around Mirror Lake in Yosemite National Park is 5 miles long.

The tables below show the fraction of miles each hiked:

Hiker Fraction of miles hiked

Andrea 2/5

Jon 1/2

Callie 4/5

9. What fraction describes how much more of the trail Jon hiked than Andrea hiked?

10. What fraction describes how much more of the trail Callie hiked than Jon hiked?

Answer:

9. 1/10

10. 3/10

Step-by-step explanation:

9. What fraction describes how much more of the trail Jon hiked than Andrea hiked?

This is calculated as the number of miles Jon hiked - The number of miles Andrea hiked

1/2 - 2/5

= The Lowest Common Denominator is 10

= [(5 × 1) - (2 × 2)] /10

= [5 - 4] /10

= 1/10

The fraction that describes how much more of the trail Jon hiked than Andrea hiked is 1/10

10. What fraction describes how much more of the trail Callie hiked than Jon hiked?

This is calculated as the number of miles Callie hiked - The number of miles Jon hiked

4/5 - 1/2

= The Lowest Common Denominator is 10

= [(4 × 2) - (1 × 5)] /10

= [8 - 5] /10

= 3/10

The fraction describes how much more of the trail Callie hiked than Jon hiked is 3/10