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.