Question

Ash and John both live less than a mile from school. Ash lives 3/4 mile away. John writes his distance from school intense if he lives farther from School than Ash what could John’s distance he was a fraction comparison strategy to explain your answer

Answer 1

If Ash lives 3/4 mile away from school, then John's distance must be greater than 3/4 mile in order for him to live farther from school than Ash.

Therefore, John's distance could be 4/5 mile or 1 mile, as both of these distances are greater than 3/4 mile.

To compare fractions, we can use the strategy of finding a common denominator and comparing the numerators. In this case, the common denominator of 4/5 and 3/4 is 20.

Therefore, 4/5 mile is equivalent to 16/20 mile and 3/4 mile is equivalent to 15/20 mile. Since 16 is greater than 15, 4/5 mile is greater than 3/4 mile.

Therefore, John's distance could be 4/5 mile in order for him to live farther from school than Ash.