SOLUTION: maria spent 1/6 of an hour making a figurine and nancy spent 5/12 of an hour making a figurine how much longer did it take maria to make a figurine???

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Question 481657: maria spent 1/6 of an hour making a figurine and nancy spent 5/12 of an hour making a figurine how much longer did it take maria to make a figurine???
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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maria spent 1/6 of an hour making a figurine and nancy spent 5/12 of an hour making a figurine how much longer did it take maria to make a figurine???
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Solve: (1/6) - (5/12) = -1/4

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Actually Nancy took longer then Maria to make the figurine.
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Cheers,
Stan H.