Question

The distance between Rosa's house and her school is 4 1/2 of a mile. She ran 3 mile. What fraction of the distance between her house and her school, did Rosa run?

Answer 1

Answer:

Rosa ran $\frac{2}{3}$ of the total distance between her house and her school.

Step-by-step explanation:

Distance between Rosa's house and her school = $4\frac{1}{2}$ miles ≈ 4.5 miles

She ran distance = 3 miles

Therefore, fraction of the total distance between her house and school she run = $\frac{\text{Distance run by Rosa}}{\text{Total distance between her house and school}}$

      = $\frac{3}{4.5}$

      = $\frac{30}{45}$

      = $\frac{2}{3}$

Therefore, Rosa ran $\frac{2}{3}$ of the total distance between her house and her school.