Question

t takes Tabitha about 18 minutes to walk from her house to school. If her friend Sara's house is located halfway between Tabitha's house and the school, approximately how long should it take Tabitha to walk to Sara's house?

9 minutes
3 minutes
13.5 minutes
18 minutes

Answer 1

@mathstudent55

Answer 2

Do you have an idea?

Answer 3

18 ÷ 2 since its halfway inbetween :)

Answer 4

halfway = half of

Answer 5

From Tabitha's house tot eh school it takes 18 minutes.

Answer 6

is the answer 9?

Answer 7

correct :) @Samara8954 good job

Answer 8

The friend's house is halfway between Tabitha's house and the school, so the distance from Tabitha's house to the friend's house and the distance from the friend's house to the school are each half the distance from Tabitha's house to the school.

Answer 9

You are correct.