Short Anuwer: REMEMBER YOUR FINAL STATEMENT8. Last Wednesday it snowed 331cm. On Sunday it snowed 251cm. On which day did it anow more? By how many centimetres?
Q. Short Anuwer: REMEMBER YOUR FINAL STATEMENT8. Last Wednesday it snowed 331cm. On Sunday it snowed 251cm. On which day did it anow more? By how many centimetres?
Convert to Improper Fractions: Convert mixed numbers to improper fractions for easier comparison; 3(31)cm becomes 310cm and 2(51)cm becomes 511cm.
Find Common Denominator: Compare the two improper fractions by finding a common denominator, which is 15. So, (310)×(55)=1550 cm and (511)×(33)=1533 cm.
Compare Fractions: Now that they have a common denominator, compare the numerators: 1550 cm is greater than 1533 cm.
Calculate Difference: Calculate the difference between the two snowfalls: 1550 cm−1533 cm=1517 cm.
Convert to Mixed Number: Convert the difference back to a mixed number for easier understanding: 1517 cm is 1(152) cm.
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