Question

It took jerry 3 4/5 hours to get to his mothers house .He walked for 2/5 hours to the train station and then took a bus.how much time did jerry spend riding on the bus

Answer 1

Jerry walked for 2/5 hours to the train station and the whole way took him 3 4/5 hours, then he had to go by bus

`3(4)/(5) -(2)/(5)` hours.

First consider fractions
`(4)/(5)` and
`(2)/(5)`. Subtracting from first fraction second fraction you have:

`(4)/(5) -(2)/(5)=(4-2)/(5) =(2)/(5)`.

Then add to the whole number this fraction and get

`3+(2)/(5) =3(2)/(5)` hours.

Answer: Jerry spent riding on the bus
`3(2)/(5)` hours.