Question

Terrel lives 2 5/6 blocks away from his best friends house. His school is 4 1/3 blocks away in the same direction. If he stops at his best friends house first how much farther do they have to walk to school.

Answer 1

Answer:

5/8 of a mile

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the distance from Post Office to Friend's house =D

7/8 + 5/6 + D =miles - Total distance from Georgia's house to a Friend's house.

42 minutes / 18 minutes per mile =2 1/3 miles - total distance from her house to a friend's house. So, we have:

7/8 + 5/6 + D = 2 1/3, solve for D

[21 + 20] / 24 + D = 2 1/3

41/24 + D = 2 1/3                     subtract 41/24 from both sides

D =2 1/3 - 41/24

D =7/3 - 41/24

D =[56 -41] / 24

D = 15 / 24

D = 5/8 of a mile - the distance between the School and her Friend's house.