Answer:
Their houses are apart by [tex]\frac{39}{4}[/tex] i.e. [tex]9\frac{3}{4}[/tex].
Step-by-step explanation:
We have that,
Omari and Daisy lives on the same street as their school.
It is given that,
Omari lives [tex]5\frac{1}{2}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{11}{2}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{22}{4}[/tex] blocks west of the school.
Dasiy lives [tex]4\frac{1}{4}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{17}{4}[/tex] blocks east of the school.
Thus, the number of blocks by which their houses are apart = [tex]\frac{22}{4}[/tex] + [tex]\frac{17}{4}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{22+17}{4}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{39}{4}[/tex]
Hence, their houses are apart by [tex]\frac{39}{4}[/tex] i.e. [tex]9\frac{3}{4}[/tex].
