Tom read for start fraction 7 over 8 end fraction of an hour on Monday and two-eighths of an hour on Tuesday. How much longer did he read on Monday than on Tuesday?
5/8 hours
reason: 6/8, 5/8, 4/8 3/8, 2/8 and we did that 5 times so 5/8
A. one-half hour
B. start fraction 5 over 8 end fraction hour
C. three-fourths hour
D. 1one-eighth hour
To find out how much longer Tom read on Monday than on Tuesday, we need to subtract the time he read on Tuesday from the time he read on Monday.
On Monday, Tom read for 7/8 of an hour.
On Tuesday, Tom read for 2/8 of an hour.
To subtract these fractions, we need to have a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 8.
Let's convert both fractions to eighths:
7/8 = 7 * (8/8) = 56/8
2/8 = 2 * (1/8) = 2/8
Now we can subtract the fractions:
56/8 - 2/8 = 54/8
So, Tom read 54/8 more on Monday than on Tuesday.
But let's simplify the fraction:
54/8 = 6 3/8
So, Tom read 6 3/8 more on Monday than on Tuesday.