document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=175381>Question 175381</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help: If sheely ran 2 one-fourth miles, Lynne ran 3 one-eighth miles. Who ran farther and by how much? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #130446 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=130446\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2(1/4)=2/4=1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(1/8)=3/8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now in order to compare these we need to make their denominators equal..meaning we need a LCD      since 2(4) =8 that is our LCD....so multiply both top and bottom of 1/2 by 4 and you get 4/8. now lets compare<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4/8 is obviously bigger than 3/8.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore sheely ran further and she ran further by 1/8 of a mile<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F8-3%2F8=1%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F8-3%2F8=1%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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