Question

Ian land 2/5 of a mile and walked 16/20 of a mile while returning home from school which pair of equivalent fractions can be used to find the total distance that he covered

Answer 1

2/5: 4/5

Explanation:

2/5 of a mile : 16/20 of a mile

It can be made equivalent in 2 ways. Either make the first fraction equivalent by multiplying it with 4 or make the second fraction equivalent to the first by dividing it by 4

1. 2*4/5*4: 16/20

= 8/20: 16/20

2. 2/5: 16/4/20/4

= 2/5: 4/5

It is better to choose a smaller fraction as they are easy to solve .

So the total distance he covered = 2/5+ 4/5= 6/5= 1 1/5 miles or 1.20 miles from school to home.