Question

belinda lives 1 1/2 times further from school than jamie does. If jamie lives 4 1/5 from school, how far does belinda live?

Answer 1

changing the fractions to decimals

Belinda lives 1.5 times further than Jamie does from school

Jamie lives 4.2 miles from school

1.5 X 4.2 = 6.3

Belinda lives 6.3 miles away from school