Question

Rick traveled 23 of the way from his parents' house to his college dorm. He has driven 294 miles. What is the total distance between his parents' house and his college dorm?

Answer 1

441 miles

Explanation:

Rick traveled
`(2)/(3)` of the way from his parents' house to his college dorm. He has driven 294 miles.

This means that

`(2)/(3) \text{ of the way is } 294 \text{ miles}`

Then

`(1)/(3) \text{ of the way is } 294/ 2=147 \text{ miles}`

and

`(3)/(3) \text{ of the way is } 294+147=441 \text{ miles}`