Jorge, Lynne, and Crosby meet at the playground. Jorge lives 5/6 mile from the playground. Lynne lives 4/6 mile from the playground. Crosby lives 7/8 mile from the playground. Who lives closer to the playground, Jorge or Lynne? Explain how you know.

You have the following information:

1. Jorge lives 5/6 miles from the playground. Then, when you divide 5 by 6, you obtain:

5/6 miles=0.83 miles

2. Lynne lives 4/6 mile from the playground. Then, you have:

4/6 miles=0.66 miles

3. Crosby lives 7/8 mile from the playground. So:

7/8 miles=0.87 miles

4. As you can see, Lynne lives 0.66 miles from the playground and Jorge 0.83 miles.

5. Therefore, the answer is: Lynne lives closer to the playground.