Question

John lives 3/8 of a mile from the football stadium. sylvia lives 1/4 of a mile from the football stadium. how much closer is sylvia to the football stadium than john

Answer 1

1/4 = 2/8
thus sylvia is 1/8 closer than john

Answer 2

John is 3/8 mile away....Sylvia is 1/4 mile away....how much closer is Sylvia then John .....this requires subtraction

3/8 - 1/4....common denominator of 8
3/8 - 2/8 =
1/8....Sylvia is 1/8 mile closer <=