Question

The length of an alligator in a zoo is 14 5/12 feet. The Everglades national park lists the longest alligator ever recorded in Florida at 17 5/12 feet. Which is the difference in their lengths?

Answer 1

3

Explanation:

Its 3 because 17 5/12 - 14 5/12= 3 17-14=3 and the two 5/12 cancel out and make it 3+0. 3+0=3 so the answer is 3

in other words just minus the fractions from each other and the whole numbers from each other so it would be. 17-14 and 5/12-5/12

17-14=3 5/12-5/12=0