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The distance between New York and Philadelphia by railroad is 90 miles; the distance between them by river and ocean is 240 miles. What fraction of the second distance is the fi…

The distance between New York and Philadelphia by railroad is 90 miles; the distance between them by river and ocean is 240 miles. What fraction of the second distance is the fi…
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The distance between New York and Philadelphia by railroad is 90 miles; the distance between them by river and ocean is 240 miles. What fraction of the second distance is the first one?

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start with 90/240, then reduce the fraction
you can reduce by dividing each by 10 to get 9/24
reduce more from there, seeing that each number can be divided by 3
9/3 = 3
24/3 = 8
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