Question

John’s house is 12 miles away from school. He is two-thirds of the way home. How many miles has he walked? A. 8 B. 16 C. 18 D. 24

Answer 1

This question is funny because the total he has to walk from school back home is 12 MILES. The question tries to confuse you by using the term “two-thirds”. Here is my point: He only had to walk a total of twelve miles. Why would the answer be 16, 18, and 24 miles when he only has to walk 12??? This is just common sense and I wouldn’t overthink the question. I hope I helped! Glad I caught this. Have a great night.
~Brooke❤️

Answer 2

$\frac{2}{3} (12)=8$

The answer is 8

You could draw a picture:
SchoolΔΔΔΔΔΔΔΔΔΔΔΔHouse
Divide into 3 groups 
SchoolΔΔΔΔ ΔΔΔΔ ΔΔΔΔHouse 
2 of these groups is equal to 8