Jonas and Claire each tried to ride a unicycle. Jonas was able to stay on for 3/32 of a mile, while Claire was able to ride for 5/8 of a mile. How much farther did Claire ride than Jonas?

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Kushagra
May 18, 2018

First... make their denominators common

One thing you should remember in all your life.. No matter by which number you multiply both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.. the answer will be same as long as you multiplied them both by the same number

Jonas distance #3/32" miles"#

Claire distance #5/8" miles"=(5xx4)/(8xx4)" miles"=20/32" miles"#

Their denominators are common now
The further distance will be #a-b#

#20/32-3/32#

#(20-3)/32#

#17/32" miles"#

Claire went #17/32" miles farther than Jonas"#

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