Akio lives 4/5 miles from school. Bianca lives 3/10 miles from school. How much farther from school does Akio live than Bianca?

Answer 1

To solve this question, you first need to find a common denominator. You do this by listing the multiples of each denominator until you find a multiple that is the same.

4/5: 5, 10 , 15

3/10: 10, 20 ,30

The least common denominator is 10.

4/5 = 8/10

3/10 = 3/10

Since they are asking you how much farther from school Akio lives, you subtract the two fractions.

8/10 - 3/10 = 5/10

We can simplify 5/10 by dividing the numerator and denominator by 5. 5/10 = 1/2

Therefore, Akio lives 1/2 mile farther from school than Bianca.

Answer 2

Hi Daniel,

The easiest way to compare these two fractions is to convert them to decimals.

4/5 = .8 and 3/10 = .3

We can then subtract and the difference is .5

Akio lives .5 miles further from the school.