Question

Dan and his family are traveling to North Carolina. On Monday, they drove 3/8 of the trip and on Tuesday they drove 4/8 of the trip. How much of the trip did they drive so far?

Answer 1

They drove 87.5% of the trip so far.

Explanation:

The total of the trip is 100%.

On Monday, they drove 3/8 of the trip

So on Monday, 3/8 = 0.375.

On Tuesday they drove 4/8 of the trip

So on Tuesday, 4/8 = 0.5

How much of the trip did they drive so far?

0.375 + 0.5 = 0.875

They drove 87.5% of the trip so far.