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Melissa lives 5/6 of a mile from the bus stop. pete lives 2/3 of a mile from the bus stop. how much closer to the bus stop does pete live than melissa?

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it would be 1/6

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User CollinD
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Melissa lives 5/6 of a mile from the bus stop 5/6 of a mile is 0.83
Peter lives 2/3 of a mile from the bus stop, 2/3 of a mile is 0.66 miles
Pete does not live close to the bus stop than Melissa.
Melissa lives 0.83 - 0.66 = 0.17 miles closer to the bus stop
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