Question

URGENT: Amy and Lucy were doing a craft involving yarn. Amy cut a piece of red yarn that was 4 1/3 inches long, and Lucy cut a piece of yellow yarn that was 2 3/5 inches long. How much longer was Amy's yarn than Lucy's? Write your answer as a mixed number, (not improper fraction,) in simplest form.

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Answer 1

1 11/15

Explanation:

You would have to find the common denominator, which is 15, so the fractions would be 2 9/15 and 4 5/15. add 6/15 to 2 9/15 and you have 3. Add 1 5/15 to get 4 5/15 and then combine 6/15 to 1 5/15 and get 1 11/15. I hope that wasn't too confusing.

Answer 2

1 11/15

Explanation: