MEANING OF FRACTIONs

Question

The distance from town A to Town B is divided into 8 equal parts. So far, a bus has traveled 12 mile. How far apart are Town A and Town B? Explain

Answer 1

N is the distance between the two towns, which is divided into N/8 equal parts.

if N>12, then the bus has N-12 miles to get to the next town.