Sylvia walked 3/4 mi east from her house to the bank. Then she walked 1/3 mi west to a gift shop. From the gift shop, she wal

Question

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ked 1/4 mi west to a grocery store. How far is the grocery store from Sylvia's house?

2 answers:

Sloan [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-17T11:09:45+03:00

Solution:

The grocery store is 1/6 miles far from her house.

Explanation:

We have been given that Sylvia walked 3/4 mi east from her house to the bank. Hence, the distance between the house and the bank is 3/4 miles.

Now, she walked 1/3 mi west to a gift shop. It means that she moved 1/3 miles towards her house.

Also, from the gift shop, she walked 1/4 mi west to a grocery store. It means she moved 1/3 miles plus 1/4 miles towards her house.

Hence, the distance between the grocery store and the house is

$\frac{3}{4}-\left ( \frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{4} \right )\\\\=\frac{3}{4}-\frac{1}{3}-\frac{1}{4} \\\\ =\frac{1}{6}$

torisob [31] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-17T12:40:35+03:00

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Answer:

your answer to this problem is 1/6

Step-by-step explanation:

Sylvia walked​ 3/4 ​mi east from her house to the bank. Then she walked 1/3 ​mi west to a gift shop. From the gift shop, she wal