Which is the correct answer and please explain how you solved it, thank you.

Question

 

Find the number that is  of the way from 25 to 55

a.  15                                                  b.  32.5

c.  41.5                                              d.  34 

Answer 1

The image doesn't display so we can't see the fraction.

First work out 55-25=30.

So we now apply the fraction to 30. For example if the fraction is ¼, then it's ¼ of 30=30/4=7.5.

We then add this to 25 (the start): 25+7.5=32.5 is a quarter of the way between 25 and 55 (answer b).

Answer a can't be correct because it isn't between 25 and 55.

¾ of 30=90/4=22.5; 25+22.5=47.5 is three quarters the way between 25 and 55, so since 47.5 is not listed, the fraction wasn't ¾.

41.5-25=16.5 and 16.5/30=11/20, so the fraction would be 11/20 if the answer was 41.5 (c).

34-25=9 and 9/30=3/10 or 0.3, so the fraction would be 3/10 or 0.3 if the answer was 34 (d).

I think the fraction was ¼ and the answer is b.