Jolene drove to a state park. She drove 1/4 of the distance the first day. She drove farther the second day. What pat of the distance might Jolene have driven the second day?

Respuesta :

Answer: [tex]\frac{2}{4}[/tex]  or [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

You need to analize the information given in the exercise.

Let be "x" represents the whole distance part that Jolene have driven to the state park.

According the the explained in the problem, in the first day Jolene drove [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex] of the distance.

 Knowing that, you can identify that the whole distance (or the value of "x"), is the following:

[tex]x=\frac{4}{4}[/tex]    

(If you simplify it, you get: [tex]x=1[/tex])

You also know that the second day Jolene drove farther than the first day; therefore, there are two possible cases for the part of the distance she might have driven the second day.  These cases are:

Case 1: [tex]\frac{2}{4}[/tex] of the distance the second day.

Case 2: [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex] of the distance the second day.