Seeds 6

In his garden, Thomas plants carrot seeds 1/4 inch deep and bean seeds 7/8 inch deep.
What expression can be used to find how much deeper Trey planted the bean seeds than the carrot seeds?

Correct answer:

d =  5/8 in

Step-by-step explanation:

$$\begin{gathered} d_1=\frac{1}{4}=0.25\text{in} \\ {d}_2=\frac{7}{8}=0.875\text{in} \\ d=d_2-d_1=\frac{7}{8}-\frac{1}{4}=\frac{7}{8}-\frac{2}{8}=\frac{7-2}{8}=\frac{5}{8}=\frac{5}{8}\text{in}=0.625\text{in} \end{gathered}$$

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