Question

Gina hit a softball 3/4 of the way to the fence in right field. Pete hit a ball half as far as Gina. Erich hit a ball halfway between Gina’s and Pete’s balls. How far did Erich’s ball go?

Answer 1

`(9)/(16)` of the way

Explanation:

Pete hit half as far as gina, that would be
`(1)/(2)*(3)/(4)=(3)/(8)`

Since gina hit 3/4 and pete hit 3/8, to find Erich, we add the two and divide by 2 (average) to get Erich's distance:

`((3)/(4)+(3)/(8))/(2)=(9)/(16)`

So, Erich's ball went 9/16th of the way