SOLUTION: After 1 hour, Jon had finished 5/6 of a long-distance race and Ling had finished 7/9 of it. At that time, who had finished a greater fraction of the race, and by how much?

Question 343172: After 1 hour, Jon had finished 5/6 of a long-distance race and Ling had finished 7/9 of it. At that time, who had finished a greater fraction of the race, and by how much?
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After 1 hour, Jon had finished 5/6 of a long-distance race and Ling had finished 7/9 of it.
At that time, who had finished a greater fraction of the race, and by how much?
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The common denominator of each fraction would be 36
5/6 = 30/36 Jon's fraction is greater
7/9 = 28/36
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dif: 2/36, 1/18 more

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