Hi there,
This is simple 1 23/24 as a mixed number is exactly that. It has a whole which is the 1 and then 23/24 parts of another whole, therefore, the mixed number is indeed 1 23/24.
Hope this helps!
All the other stuff, east/west, doesn't matter.
He drives 3 miles north, then later on he drives 4 more miles north:
3 + 4 = 7
The dog show is 7 miles north of his home.