Question

Last year, Jeffrey grew 5/8 of an inch and his brother grew 1/2 of an inch. How much more

did Jeffrey grow than his brother?
Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer 1

Jeffrey grew 1/8 inch more than his brother

Explanation:

5/8 - 1/2 = 5/8 - 4/8 = 1/8

Answer 2

`(5)/(4)`
`or`
`1.25`

Explanation:

`(5)/(8)` ÷
`(1)/(2)` =
`?`

`(5)/(8)` =
`0.625`

`(1)/(2)` =
`0.5`

`(0.625)/(0.5)` =
`(5)/(4)`

`Therefore,`
`(5)/(4)`
`is`
`the`
`answer.`

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