Question

melissa lives 5/6 of a mile from the bus stop. pete lives 2/3 of a mile from the bus stop. how much closer to the bus stop does pete live than melissa? answer in fraction

Answer 1

Melissa lives 1/6 of mile closer

Explanation:

Melissa lives 5/6 of a mile from the bus stop and Pete 2/3 of a mile from the bus stop. We can determine how closer pete lives to the bus stop than melissa by subtracting the values but first we need to write them in common denominators: The common denominator is 6. Therefore we must multiple 2/3 by 2/2:

`=(2/3)\cdot{(2/2)}=4/6`

Therefore:

`5/6-4/6=1/6`

Melissa lives 1/6 of mile closer to the bus stop than Pete