Carrie sprinted 32 of a lap and then took a break by jogging 61 of a lap. How much farther did Carrie sprint than jog?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.____ laps
Q. Carrie sprinted 32 of a lap and then took a break by jogging 61 of a lap. How much farther did Carrie sprint than jog?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.____ laps
Identify amounts sprinted and jogged: Step 1: Identify the amounts sprinted and jogged by Carrie.Carrie sprinted 32 of a lap and jogged 61 of a lap.
Subtract fractions to find difference: Step 2: Subtract the fraction of the lap jogged from the fraction of the lap sprinted to find out how much farther she sprinted. 32−61=?
Find common denominator: Step 3: Find a common denominator for the fractions.The common denominator for 3 and 6 is 6. Convert 32 to 64.
Perform subtraction with common denominator: Step 4: Perform the subtraction using the common denominator.64−61=63
Simplify the result: Step 5: Simplify the result. 63=21
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