Question

Henry is on his way home in his car. His drive is 12 miles long. He has finished one-third of the drive so far. How far has he driven?

Answer 1

4 miles

Explanation:

Answer 2

4 miles

EXPLANATION

Henry's drive is 12 miles long and he has finished 1/3 of the drive so far.

This means that to find how far he has driven, we have to find 1/3 of 12 miles.

That is:

`(1)/(3)\cdot\text{ 12 = 4 miles}`

That is the answer.