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.

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Answer:

Jeffrey grew 1/8 inch more than his brother

Step-by-step explanation:

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

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Answer:

[tex]\frac{5}{4}[/tex] [tex]or[/tex] [tex]1.25[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]\frac{5}{8}[/tex] ÷ [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] = [tex]?[/tex]

[tex]\frac{5}{8}[/tex] = [tex]0.625[/tex]

[tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] = [tex]0.5[/tex]

[tex]\frac{0.625}{0.5}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{5}{4}[/tex]

[tex]Therefore,[/tex] [tex]\frac{5}{4}[/tex] [tex]is[/tex] [tex]the[/tex] [tex]answer.[/tex]

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