Paloma evaluated the expression 1 3/4 − 5/8. What is a way she can check her work?
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Answer:
add the subtrahend to the difference
Step-by-step explanation:
The usual way to check a subtraction problem is to add the subtrahend to the difference to see if you get the minuend as a result.
Paloma can add 5/8 to her result to see if she gets 1 3/4.
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She can also perform the subtraction using decimal fractions to see if she gets the same result.
1.750 -0.625 = 1.125
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Yes it will be able to make the journey in under a year.
Step-by-step explanation:
To find out how many hours it will take and divide by 8400
So it will take the space ship 190.476 hours to make the trip.
Next, ask our self, how many hours are in a year?
To find out multiply 365 * 24 = 8760 hr
The 365 = number of day in a year. The 24 = number of hours in a day.
Knowing how many hours there are in a year and how long the trip will take tells us that the journey can be made under a year since there are 8760 hours in a year and we know we can make it there in 190.476 hr traveling at 8400 mph