Question

Kareena lives 5 3/4 miles from school. Her classmate, Mykayla, lives 1 4/5 miles from school. How much farther they lives from each other?

Answer 1

3.95 is the answer but if you want it as a fraction it is 3 19/20

Answer 2

With the given information we can calculate how much farther from school Kareena lives than Mykayla.

5 3/4 miles - 1 4/5 miles =

= 5 15/20 miles  - 1 16/20 miles

= 4 35/20 miles - 1 16/20 miles

= 3 19/20 miles