Question

Fred leaves his house for work., which is exactly two miles away. After fred has traveled 2/3 of a mile, he must turn to pick up some papers he forgot. After he travels 1/6 of a mile back home, how far away from work is he

Answer 1

your answer is 1 and 1/2

Explanation:

you take 2/3 and subtract from 1/6 because that is how far it takes to get home and that = 0.5 then you subtract that from 2 because he lives two miles from home. That equals 1.5 or 1 and 1/2