IXL | Add, subtract, multiply, or divide two fractions: word problems

Sasha lives in an apartment 8 miles from the hospital where she works. Her brother rents a room in a house 6 1/6 miles from the law firm where he is employed. How much farther from work does Sasha live?

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

miles

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Marshall's drive to work is 4/5 of an hour, whereas Sophia's is 3/5 of an hour. How much longer is Marshall's drive than Sophia's?

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

hours

solution

Find how much longer Marshall's drive is by subtracting 3/5 from 4/5.

Subtract the numerators:

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is written in simplest form.

Marshall's drive is 1/5 of an hour longer than Sophia's.

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