Question

Naomi's fish is 40 millimeters long .Her guinea pig is 25 centimeters long. How much long is her guinea pig than her fish.

Answer 1

★Given:-

• Naomi's fish is 40 millimeters long.
• Her guinea pig is 25 Centimeters long.

★To find:-

• How much long is her guinea pig than her fish.

★Solution:-

The measurement of length of Naomi's fish & guinea pig is in different units.So we should first convert them to be same units to measure how much long the guinea pig is than her fish.

Converting the length of Naomi's guinea pig from cm to mm,

➜10mm = 1cm

➜40mm = 40/10cm

               =4cm

Now,we have:

• Length of Naomi's fish = 4cm
• Length of guinea pig = 25cm

The difference of their lengths:-

➜25 cm - 4 cm

➜ 21 cm

Therefore,guinea pig is 4cm longer than her fish.

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