Question

Regina, courtney, and Ellen hiked around bear pond. Regina hiked 7/10 of the distance in an hour. Ellen hiked 3/8 of the distance in an hour. compare the distance hiked by each person

Answer 1

7/10 > 3/8

I found this by first finding a common denominator, so for this it will be 40. 10 can go into 40 four times, so you do 7x4 and that is 28, so 7/10 is 28/40.
3/8 is 15/40 because 8 goes into 40 five times, so you do 5x3 which is 15, so the fraction is 15/40. 15/40 is less than 28/40 because 28 > 15