Question

The distance from the school to Jane's house is 7/10km. The distance from Mary house is 2/5km in the opposite direction of the school.
How far is Mary's house from the school?

Answer 1

the distance from mary's house to where is 2/5 km?

Answer 2

Sorry i left janes house out.
The distance from Mary house to Jane's house is 2/5km in the opposite direction of the school.

Answer 3

add 2/5 and 7/10

Answer 4

do you know why?

Answer 5

yeah correct, add them (7/10 +2/5) = 11/10 km

Answer 6

no i dont understand why i have to add them together? question seems more complicated than that. thanks anyway, thanks for helping :)