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three friends want to drive to the park. park A is 3.4 miles from Jamie's house. park B is 15/8 miles from Jamie's house. which park is closer to Jamie's house
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three friends want to drive to the park. park A is 3.4 miles from Jamie's house. park B is 15/8 miles from Jamie's house. which park is closer to Jamie's house

User Justin Gray
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To find this, change 15/8 into a decimal.  This would equal 1 7/8. Since 1 is already less than 3, there is no point in looking at the fractions.  Park B is closer to Jamie's house.
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Park B is closer to Jamie.s house because 15/8 is 1.7 miles away from Jamie's house.
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