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Erica ran 3 out of 8 Miles. Mariah ran 3 out of 4 miles. Who ran father?

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Mariah ran farther because if you make the fractions decimals, 3/8 is smaller distance.
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What you need to is find out how much 3/8 is, compared to 3/4. since 4 is half of 8 you have to multiply 3/4 by 2, which gives you 6/8. 6/8 is greater than 3/8, therefore Mariah ran farther
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