Question

The school is 3.65 miles from Tonya’s house and 1.28 miles from Jamall‘s house. How much farther from school is Tonyas house than Jamall‘s house? Explain how you can use a quick picture to solve the problem.

Answer 1

The answer is 2.37 miles. The possible explanation for this is I can illustrate 3.65 using 3 squares for ones, 6 lines for tenths, and 5 circles for hundredths. I would now then reform 1 tenth as 10 hundredths. Then, I would subtract 8 hundredths from 15 hundredths. Then, I would take away 2 tenths from 5 tenths. Last, I would deduct 1 from 3.