Mandy has been watching icicle grow from the end from the end of her house. Yesterday she measured the length of the icicle at 16 3/4 inches. Today the icicle was 19 5/8 inches long. How many inches did the icicle grow?

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jk.13
Mar 15, 2018

2 7/8 inches

Explanation:

Find the difference.
19 5/8 = 157/8 convert to improper fractions
16 3/4 = 67/4 convert to improper fractions
67/4= 134/8 use LCD
157/8 - 134/8 = 23/8 subtract
The icicle grew 23/8 inches, or 2 7/8.

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