Jess has 1/8 of a week's worth of pay in a wallet and 3/8 of a week's of pay in the bank. How many more weeks of pay does Jess have stored in the bank?
3/8 - 1/8 = ?
To solve this problem, we need to find the difference between the amount of pay Jess has in the bank and the amount she has in her wallet.
First, let's represent a week's worth of pay as a whole. So if Jess has 1/8 of a week's pay in her wallet, that means she has (1/8) x 1 week = 1/8 week's pay in her wallet.
Similarly, if she has 3/8 of a week's pay in the bank, that means she has (3/8) x 1 week = 3/8 week's pay in the bank.
Now, let's calculate the difference between the amount of pay Jess has in the bank and the amount in her wallet:
Amount in bank - Amount in wallet = (3/8 week's pay) - (1/8 week's pay)
To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 8.
(3/8 week's pay) - (1/8 week's pay) = (3 - 1) / 8 week's pay = 2/8 week's pay
Now, let's simplify the fraction by dividing the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2.
(2/8 week's pay) = (1/4 week's pay)
So, Jess has 1/4 week's pay stored in the bank more than in her wallet.