Sara long jump was 10 feet. That is 5/6 foot longer than Tom's long jump. Did Tom jump more or less than 10 feet?
I think I have to multiply and so Tom's jump was less by . I think his jump was 8 1/2 feet. Is tis correct?
10 - (5/6) = 9 1/6
To find out if Tom's jump was more or less than 10 feet, we need to determine the length of Tom's long jump. It is given that Sara's long jump was 10 feet, which is 5/6 foot longer than Tom's long jump.
To find Tom's jump, we can subtract 5/6 foot from Sara's long jump of 10 feet.
10 feet - 5/6 feet = 60/6 feet - 5/6 feet = 55/6 feet
Tom's long jump is 55/6 feet. To determine if it is more or less than 10 feet, we need to compare it to 10 feet.
To make the comparison easier, we can write 10 feet as a fraction with a denominator of 6:
10 feet = 60/6 feet
Now, we can compare Tom's jump of 55/6 feet to 60/6 feet:
Tom's jump (55/6 feet) < Sara's jump (60/6 feet)
Based on this comparison, we can conclude that Tom's jump was less than 10 feet. Therefore, your estimation that his jump was 8 1/2 feet is incorrect.