Question

Drake lives 7/8 mile from the park. After walking 2/3 of the way to the park, he met Scott. How far had Drake walked when he met Scott?

Answer 1

so this problem just wants us to find 2/3 of 7/8

'of' means multiply
so 2/3 of 7/8 just means 2/3 times 7/8

remember

`(a)/(b)` times
`(c)/(d)` equals
`(ac)/(bd)`


so

`(2)/(3)` times
`(7)/(8)` equals
`((2)(7))/((3)(8))=(14)/(24)=(7)/(12)`

drake walked 7/12 miles