Answer:
[tex]4\frac{1}{2}[/tex] feet further.
Step-by-step explanation:
Since these are mixed numbers that are both in fourths, we can easily subtract the two numbers. However, I find it easier if we first convert both mixed numbers into improper fractions.
[tex]5\frac{1}{4} = \frac{5\cdot4+1}{4} = \frac{21}{4}[/tex]
[tex]9\frac{3}{4} = \frac{9\cdot4+3}{4} = \frac{39}{4}[/tex]
Now we can subtract the numerators:
[tex]\frac{39}{4} - \frac{21}{4} = \frac{39-21}{4} = \frac{18}{4}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{18}{4}[/tex] simplifies down to [tex]\frac{9}{2}[/tex].
Converting [tex]\frac{9}{2}[/tex] to a mixed number is easy - 2 goes into 9 4 times (8) with one remainder so:
[tex]4\frac{1}{2}[/tex] .
Hope this helped!
