It can be made equivalent in 2 ways. Either make the first fraction equivalent by multiplying it with 4 or make the second fraction equivalent to the first by dividing it by 4
2*4/5*4: 16/20
= 8/20: 16/20
2. 2/5: 16/4/20/4
= 2/5: 4/5
It is better to choose a smaller fraction as they are easy to solve .
So the total distance he covered = 2/5+ 4/5= 6/5= 1 1/5 miles or 1.20 miles from school to home.
