Question

Boatesville is 65 3/5 kilometers from Stanton. A bus traveling from Stanton is 24 1/3 kilometers from Boatesville. Write an equation you can use to find the distance d (in kilometers) the bus has traveled. Find the distance the bus has traveled.

Answer 1

Distance the bus has traveled :

$65 \dfrac{3}{5} - 24\dfrac{1}{3}$

$= 65 \dfrac{3 \times 3 }{5 \times 3} - 24\dfrac{1 \times 5}{3 \times 5}$

$= 65 \dfrac{9 }{15} - 24\dfrac{5}{15}$

$= 41 \dfrac{4 }{15} \text { km}$

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$\text {Answer : The bus has traveled }41 \frac{4}{5} \text { km}$
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