Answer
$ \frac{7}{100}$
Work Step by Step
To find how much faster a sloth travels in trees, subtract the sloth speed on the ground from the sloth speed in trees.
$= \frac{17}{100}- \frac{1}{10}$
The least common multiple of the denominators is 100. Adjust the fractions based on the least common multiple. For the second fraction, multiply the numerator and denominator by 10.
$ \frac{1}{10} \times \frac{10}{10}= \frac{10}{100}$
Therefore,
$= \frac{17}{100}- \frac{10}{100}= \frac{7}{100}$
