Gabrielle watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 7/12 of a yard and the spider crawled 1/3 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider? Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. _____ yards

Calculate Beetle's Distance: Calculate the distance crawled by the beetle. 7/12 yard Calculate Spider's Distance: Calculate the distance crawled by the spider. 1/3 yard Convert Spider's Distance: Convert 1/3 to a fraction with a denominator of 12 for easy subtraction. 1/3 = 4/12 Subtract Distances: Subtract the distance crawled by the spider from the distance crawled by the beetle. 7/12 - 4/12 = 3/12 Simplify Result: Simplify the result. 3/12 = 1/4

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Gabrielle watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled $\frac{7}{12}$ of a yard and the spider crawled $\frac{1}{3}$ of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider? $\newline$ Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. $\newline$ $\_\_\_\_$ yards

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Q. Gabrielle watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled

\frac{7}{12}

of a yard and the spider crawled

\frac{1}{3}

of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?

\newline

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

\newline

\_\_\_\_

yards

Calculate Beetle's Distance: Calculate the distance crawled by the beetle. $\frac{7}{12}$ yard
Calculate Spider's Distance: Calculate the distance crawled by the spider. $\newline$ $\frac{1}{3}$ yard
Convert Spider's Distance: Convert $\frac{1}{3}$ to a fraction with a denominator of $12$ for easy subtraction. $\newline$ $\frac{1}{3} = \frac{4}{12}$
Subtract Distances: Subtract the distance crawled by the spider from the distance crawled by the beetle. $\frac{7}{12} - \frac{4}{12} = \frac{3}{12}$
Simplify Result: Simplify the result. $\newline$ $\frac{3}{12} = \frac{1}{4}$