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It takes Jonas 7 1/4 minutes to run the mile. It takes Mario 8 5/12 to run the mile. How much faster is Jonas than Mario?

5/6 minute
1 1/3 minutes
1 1/6 minutes
1 1/2 minutes

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Jonas is 1 1/6
faster then mario bc 8-7=1 and 5/12-3/12= 2/12 and if you simplify 1/6
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jonas is 1 1/6 minutes faster than mario
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