Question

Omari and Daisy live on the same street as their school the street runs from east to west Omari lives 5 1/2 blocks west of the school abd Daisy lives 4 1/4 east of the school how many blocks apart are on Omari's house and Daisy's house?

Answer 1

Answer:

Their houses are apart by $\frac{39}{4}$ i.e. $9\frac{3}{4}$.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have that,

Omari and Daisy lives on the same street as their school.

It is given that,

Omari lives $5\frac{1}{2}$ = $\frac{11}{2}$ = $\frac{22}{4}$ blocks west of the school.

Dasiy lives $4\frac{1}{4}$ = $\frac{17}{4}$ blocks east of the school.

Thus, the number of blocks by which their houses are apart = $\frac{22}{4}$ + $\frac{17}{4}$ = $\frac{22+17}{4}$ = $\frac{39}{4}$

Hence, their houses are apart by $\frac{39}{4}$ i.e. $9\frac{3}{4}$.