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An angelfish was 1 1/2 inches long when it was bought. Now it is 2 1/3 inches long.

AHow much has the angelfish grown?

BAn inch is 1/12 of a foot. How much has the angelfish grown in feet?

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Verified Answer :

The answer for A is 5/6 inches.
2 1/3 - 1 1/2 = 2 2/6 - 1 3/6

= 2 + 6 / 6 - 1 3/6 = 8/6 - 1 3/6 = 5/6

The answer for B is 0.0694 feet.
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A)

Earlier, The length of the angelfish  = \(1 \frac{1}{2}\) inches

Now, the length of angelfish = \(2 \frac{1}{3}\) inches

We have to determine the grown length of angelfish

=  \(2 \frac{1}{3}\) -  \(1 \frac{1}{2}\)

= \(\frac{7}{3}- \frac{3}{2}\)

LCM of '2' and '3' is '6',

= \(\frac{14-9}{6}\)

= \(\frac{5}{6}\) inch

Therefore, the angelfish has grown by \(\frac{5}{6}\) inch.

B)

We have to determine the increased length of angelfish in feet.

Since \(1 inch = \frac{1}{12}\) foot

So, \(\frac{5}{6} inch = \frac{5}{6} \times \frac{1}{12} = \frac{5}{72}\)

= 0.069 foot.