Katie is 3/5 of the way to Brianna's house. Larry is 7/10 of the way to Brianna's house. How much closer to Brianna's house is Larry?
3/5 = 6/10
7/10 - 6/10 = ?
It is 7/10-6/10 to get 1/10
To determine how much closer Larry is to Brianna's house compared to Katie, we need to find the difference in the distances they have covered.
Katie is 3/5 of the way to Brianna's house, which means she has covered 3/5 of the total distance.
Larry is 7/10 of the way to Brianna's house, which means he has covered 7/10 of the total distance.
To find the difference, we subtract Katie's progress from Larry's progress:
Larry's progress - Katie's progress = 7/10 - 3/5
To simplify the equation, we need to find a common denominator for 10 and 5, which is 10 since 10 is a multiple of 5.
Larry's progress - Katie's progress = 7/10 - (3/5 * 2/2)
Multiplying 3/5 by 2/2 gives us 6/10.
Larry's progress - Katie's progress = 7/10 - 6/10
Subtracting the numerators, we get 1/10.
Therefore, Larry is 1/10 of the distance closer to Brianna's house compared to Katie.
To find out how much closer Larry is to Brianna's house, we need to compare the distances Katie and Larry have traveled.
Let's assume that the total distance to Brianna's house is represented by a whole, which we can call 1.
If Katie is 3/5 of the way, that means she has traveled 3/5 of the total distance.
Similarly, if Larry is 7/10 of the way, that means he has traveled 7/10 of the total distance.
To compare the distances, we need to find a common denominator for 5 and 10, which is 10.
Katie's progress can be represented as (3/5) * 10/10 = 30/50.
Larry's progress can be represented as (7/10) * 5/5 = 35/50.
Now we can compare the distances.
Katie is 30/50 of the total distance, and Larry is 35/50 of the total distance.
To find out how much closer Larry is to Brianna's house, we subtract Katie's progress from Larry's progress:
35/50 - 30/50 = 5/50.
So, Larry is 5/50 (or 1/10) closer to Brianna's house compared to Katie.