Question

jarvis and his family took a road trip. His dad drove for the first half of the trip. His mom drove for three-fourths of the remaining time, and then Jarvis drove the rest of the way. If the total trip took twelve hours, how long did Jarvis drive?

Answer 1

Well we know the total time is 12 hours....

if his dad drove for half that...that's 6 hours...

His mom then drove for 3/4 of 6 hours...so what is 3/4 of 6?

Answer 2

Jarvis drove 1.5 hours.
his mom drove 4.5 hours.
his dad drove 6 hours