Gage walked to his aunt's house. At 3.00 P. M., he was 78 of a mile from his aunt's house. At 3:25 P. M., he was 48 of a mile closer to his aunt's house. What fraction of a mile was Gage from his aunt's house at 3:25 P. M.?

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12 January, 13:12

Gage walked to his aunt's house. At 3.00 P. M., he was 78 of a mile from his aunt's house. At 3:25 P. M., he was 48 of a mile closer to his aunt's house. What fraction of a mile was Gage from his aunt's house at 3:25 P. M.?

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Andre Todd · Answer 1

5/13

Step-by-step explanation:

At 3:00 P. M., Gage was 78 miles away from his destination, at 3:25 P. M., he was 48 miles closer to his aunt's house

Representing this information in mathematical form, we have:

x (at 3:00) = 78 miles, x (at 3:25) = x - 48 = 78 - 48 = 30 miles

At 3:25 P. M., Gage had covered a distance of 48 miles & had 30 miles left to get to his aunt's house

Fraction of mile to the house = Distance left to the house : Total distance

Fraction = 30 : 78 = 5/13

It means Gage was a fraction of 5/13 away from his aunt's house at 3:25 P. M.