SOLUTION: Jolene used a combination of air and train travel to visit a friend. She spent 2 1/3 hours flying,5 1/3 hours riding on the train, and hours 2/3 waiting between the plane and

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Question 276180: Jolene used a combination of air and train travel to visit a friend. She spent 2 1/3 hours flying,5 1/3 hours riding on the train, and hours 2/3
waiting between the plane and train. She traveled back home on a direct flight that took 5 2/3 hours. How much time did she save by taking the direct flight home?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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ADD THE WHOLE NUMBERS: 2+5=7 HOURS.
ADD THE FRACTIONS:1/3+1/3+2/3=4/3=1 1/3 HOURS.
7+1 1/3=8 1/3.
2 1/3+5 1/3+2/3=8 1/3 HOURS FOR THE FIRST TRIP.
8 1/3-5 2/3=2 2/3 HOURS SAVED.