Question

After walking 1/4 mile from home, ham is 1/3 of his way to school. What is the distance between his home in school?

Answer 1

3/4

Explanation:

If he is 1/3 of the way to school, then the total distance he has to walk is 3 times what he has walked so far:

3*(1/4) -3/4

The distance from home to school is 3/4 mile.