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At the Webster Ski Resort, it snowed \( 37 / 12 \) feet yesterday and \( 1 / 2 \) of a foot today. How much more did it snow yesterday than today? Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. feet
Ask by Fitzgerald Ward. in the United States
Feb 25,2025
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It snowed \( \frac{31}{12} \) feet more yesterday than today, which is also 2 \( \frac{7}{12} \) feet.
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Yesterday it snowed 37/12 feet and today it snowed 1/2 foot. To find how much more it snowed yesterday, subtract today's snowfall from yesterday's snowfall:
37/12 − 1/2
Since 1/2 is the same as 6/12, the subtraction becomes:
37/12 − 6/12 = 31/12
So, it snowed 31/12 feet more yesterday than today. This can also be expressed as the mixed number 2 7/12 feet.
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To find out how much more it snowed yesterday than today, we need to subtract today’s snowfall from yesterday’s snowfall. Yesterday, it snowed \( \frac{37}{12} \) feet, and today it snowed \( \frac{1}{2} \) feet. First, convert \( \frac{1}{2} \) to a fraction with a denominator of 12: \[ \frac{1}{2} = \frac{6}{12} \] Now, subtract: \[ \frac{37}{12} - \frac{6}{12} = \frac{31}{12} \] Thus, it snowed \( \frac{31}{12} \) feet more yesterday than today, which can also be written as \( 2 \frac{7}{12} \) feet.
