Question

It is 2.5 to LR and another hour to Dallas

If I am traveling to Little
Rock for a flight, I have to
drive 2.5 hours. I am
flying to Dallas. To fly to
Dallas it takes
approximately an hour
from Little Rock. What
fraction of my trip is the
drive to Little Rock?
Round to the nearest
hundreth.

Answer 1

Explanation:

First make sure everything is in hours, yes everything is in hours !

So the fraction of little Rock to the rest is little Rock over the total.

2.5 hour/ 3.5 hours

0.714