Shannon walked 4 7/8 miles and ran 3 1/2 miles during the week how much further did she walk than run?

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Jim G.
Nov 2, 2016

1 3/8" miles"

Explanation:

This is a subtraction question.

That is 4 7/8-3 1/2

'split' each color(blue)"mixed number" into it's whole number and fraction parts.

=4+7/8-(3+1/2)=4+7/8-3-1/2

combine the whole numbers and fractions.

rArr(4-3)+(7/8-1/2)=1+(7/8-4/8)=1+3/8

=1 3/8

Thus, Shannon walked 1 3/8" miles" further than she ran.

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