Dan walks to the store every week. It is 11/12 mile from his house. If he walks 3/4 mile, how far does he have to go?

Question

How do you work the above question?

Answer 1

OK, T, we have to subtract 3/4 from 11/12

 

If we let the distance he still has to go be D then

 

D = (11/12 mile) - (3/4 mile)

 

In order to do this, we have to convert (3/4) to a fraction whose denominator is 12.

 

(3/4 mile)*(3/3) = (9/12 mile)

 

So D =(11/12 mile) - (9/12 mile) = (2/12 mile) or (1/6 mile)

Answer 2

Hi T;

Sorry, I misread the question.  William is correct.

(11/12)-(3/4)

(11/12)-[(3/4)(3/3)]

(11/12)-(9/12)=2/12=1/6