Question

Molly's family traveled 5/8 of the distance to her uncle's house on Saturday. They traveled 1/3 of the remaining distance on Sunday. What fraction of the total distance to her uncle's house was traveled on Sunday?

Answer 1

Answer:
`(1)/(8)`

Explanation:

Given

On Saturday, Molly's family traveled
`(5)/(8)` of the total distance

On Sunday, they traveled one-third of the remaining distance.

Suppose the total distance is x

Distance traveled on Saturday is
`(5x)/(8)`

Remaining distance is

`x-(5x)/(8)=(3x)/(8)`

On Sunday, they travel

`(1)/(3)* (3x)/(8)=(x)/(8)`

fraction of total distance traveled on Sunday is
`(1)/(8)`