To find how far Joey was from home, we can subtract the distance he walked east from the distance he walked west.
Distance walked east: 15 2/3 meters
Distance walked west: 21 3/4 meters
To subtract the two fractions, we need a common denominator. The least common multiple of 3 and 4 is 12.
Converting 2/3 to twelfths:
2/3 * 4/4 = 8/12
Converting 3/4 to twelfths:
3/4 * 3/3 = 9/12
Now we can subtract the distances:
15 8/12 - 21 9/12 = 15 - 21 + 8/12 - 9/12
= -6 + (-1/12)
= -6 1/12
Therefore, Joey was 6 1/12 meters away from home.
joey walked east for 15 2/3 meters from home. then, he walked west for 21 3/4 meters how far was joey from home write your answer as a mixed number only
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