Question

Sam plans to walk his dog a distance of 1mile.he walks 3/8 of a mile and stops to get a bottle of water.Then he walks1/8 of a mile more and stops to say hello to a friend.how far does Sam still have to walk his dog.

Answer 1

He still has half way more to go because 3/8+1/8=4/8 or 1/2. So he has 1/2 of the way left to walk.

Answer 2

3/8 + 1/8 = 4/8
4/8= 1/2