Question

Pam walked 7/8 of a mile to school. Paul walks 1/2 of a mile to schoo. How much farther does Pam walks than Paul

Answer 1

Pam walks 3/8 mile further than Paul.

Answer 2

Pam walks 3/8 mile further than Paul.

Explanation:

How much further means subtraction, but the two fraction have different denominator, so we have to change it so we have the same denominator.

7/8 - 1/2

1/2 = 4/8

7/8 - 4/8 = 3/8