Question

Find the difference in length of two boards if one board is 5/12 of a yard long and the other is 2/3 of a yard long?

Would this be 8/12-5/12 = 3/12= 1/4?

Answer 1

Yes, right!

Answer 2

Thank you Sue!! Your awesome!

Answer 3

You're very welcome, Shari.

Answer 4

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To find the difference in length between two boards, you need to subtract the length of one board from the length of the other. In this case, one board is 5/12 of a yard long and the other is 2/3 of a yard long.

To subtract fractions, you need a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 12.

So, let's convert 5/12 and 2/3 into fractions with a denominator of 12.

To convert 5/12 into a fraction with a denominator of 12, we need to multiply both the numerator and denominator by 12/4:
(5/12) * (12/4) = (5*12)/(12*4) = 60/48

To convert 2/3 into a fraction with a denominator of 12, we need to multiply both the numerator and denominator by 4/4:
(2/3) * (4/4) = (2*4)/(3*4) = 8/12

Now that both fractions have a denominator of 12, we can subtract them:
(60/48) - (8/12) = (60 - 8)/48 = 52/48

Since 52/48 can be simplified, let's divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 4:
52/48 = (52/4) / (48/4) = 13/12

Therefore, the difference in length between the two boards is 13/12 of a yard.