document.write( "Question 311888: shelly ran 2 1/4 miles. lynne ran 3 1/8 miles. who ran farther and by how much? \n" ); document.write( "

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express 2 1/4 as a single fraction
\n" ); document.write( "How many 1/4's in 2?
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%2F%281%2F4%29+=+8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"8+%2B+1+=+9\"$
\n" ); document.write( "There are $\"9\"$ 1/4's in 1 1/4
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\n" ); document.write( "How many 1/8's in 3 1/8?
\n" ); document.write( "There are $\"3%2F%281%2F8%29+=+24\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"24+%2B+1+=+25\"$
\n" ); document.write( "There are $\"25\"$ 1/8's in 3 1/8
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\n" ); document.write( "What is the difference between $\"9%2F4\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and $\"25%2F8\"$ ?
\n" ); document.write( "How many 1/8's in $\"9%2F4\"$ ?
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%289%2F4%29%2F%281%2F8%29+=+18\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Shelly ran $\"18%2F8\"$ miles
\n" ); document.write( "Lynne $\"25%2F8\"$ miles
\n" ); document.write( "Lynne ran $\"25%2F8+-+18%2F8+=+7%2F8\"$ miles
\n" ); document.write( "further than Shelly \n" ); document.write( "

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