Ethan lives 2 5/12 miles from school. Marquis lives 7/12 mile closer to school than ethan. How far does marquis live from school. I need explanation please

1 5/6 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

first, we take the amout ethan lives from school, and turn it into a mixed number

2 5/12 = 29/12

marquis lived 7/12 mile closer

so, we have to subtract that from how far away ethan lives

29/12 - 7/12 = 22/12

22/12 simplified is 1 10/12 or 1 5/6

answer: options?

step-by-step explanation:

step-by-step explanation:

no, her answer is not correct.   we square the lengths of all sides and then determine whether the pythagorean theorem holds here:

9² + 15² = 306.   this is not equal to the square of the longest side ( that square being 395.   answer c is correct.