Question

Taylor saw an American alligator at a zoo that measured Ask Your Teacher feet long. The record length of an American alligator is Ask Your Teacher feet long. How much longer is the record alligator than the alligator Taylor saw?

Answer 1

The record alligator is
`6(1)/(4)` feet longer than the alligator Taylor saw.

Explanation:

Taylor saw an American alligator at a zoo that measured
`12(11)/(12)` feet long. The record length of an American alligator is
`19(1)/(6)` feet long. How much longer is the record alligator than the alligator Taylor saw?

For this first convert the mixed fraction into an improper fraction.

`12(11)/(12)=(155)/(12)`

`19(1)/(6)=(115)/(6)`

Now subtract
`(155)/(12)` from
`(115)/(6)`.

`(115)/(6)-(155)/(12)=(75)/(12)=6(1)/(4)`

Hence, the record alligator is
`6(1)/(4)` feet longer than the alligator Taylor saw.