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

Answer:

2.5 miles

Step-by-step 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