Question

Jayce goes out for a walk. He walks 5/4 miles from home. He walks back 1/2 mile before meeting up with his friend Macy. Write an expression (a sum) that describes this situation and use the number line to find the sum. What is the meaning of this sum?

Answer 1

$+ \frac{5}{4} - \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{4}$
Hope this helps. - M