equestion of math 6 grad

Question

in a 5 and 4/5 mile race, there are two water stations. the first water station is 1/3 of the way from the starting point.the second water station is 2/3 of the way from the starting point. how far is it from the first water staion to the second water station? show two ways to solve this problem

Answer 1

The distance is 2/3-1/3=1/3 of the length of the race: (1/3)*5.8=5.8/3=1.9333 approx.

Another way is to express 5 4/5 as an improper fraction: 29/5 then divide by 3: 29/15=1 14/15.