The total distance he ran for week 1 is 4 1/2 x 5 = <<4.5*5=22.5>>22.5 miles.
The total distance he ran for week 2 is 6 x 3 = <<6*3=18>>18 miles.
Therefore, he ran 22.5 - 18 = <<22.5-18=4.5>>4.5 miles farther in week 1 than in week 2. Answer: \boxed{4.5}.
Xavier is a part of his school's Cross Country team and he has two weeks to prepare for his first race. Week 1, he ran a distance of 4 1/2
miles each day for 5 days. Then, on week 2, he ran a distance of 6 miles each day for the next 3 days.
How much farther did he run during week 1 than the did during week 2?
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Can you put the answer as a fraction?
Sure, 4.5 miles is the same as 4 1/2 miles or \boxed{\frac{9}{2}} miles.
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