Question

1. Patricia drives to school each day. Five-sixths of a mile is one-third of the drive to school. How far

is the entire drive to school? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

2.5 miles

Explanation:

five-sixth of something is this thing multiplied by one and divided by six.

Knowing that five-sixths of a mile is EQUALS one-third, let's elabourate an equation:

5/6*1 mile=1/3

5/6 miles = 1/3 of the driveway.

So, if

5/6 miles is 1/3 of the drive

How many is 1 entire driveway

Read how many as X

Solving it:

1*5/6=1/3*x

5/6 / 1/3 = x

x=15/6=5/2=2.5

2.5 miles