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A student walked 1/4 mile from her home to her store on her way to her friends house If the store is 1⁄3 of the way to her friend's house how far is the friend house from her home

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Answer: −1/12 miles

Step-by-step explanation: 1/4-1/3 1/4+−1/3 3/12+−4/12 −1/12

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Answer:

³/₄ mi

Explanation:

Distance from home to store = ¹/₄ mi

Distance to the friends house is 3 times the distance to the store so it is simply 3 x ¹/₄

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