1. Pat needed more brushes. Pat knew that the Paint Spot was 7/10 of a kilometer away. Sandy said, "People's Paint Store is 3/10 of a kilometer closer." How far away was People's Paint Store?

2. Sandy brought a large bottle of soda to work. It was 3/4 full. At noon it was only 1/4 full. How much of the bottle did Sandy drink before noon?

1. 4/10?

2. 2/4 (1/2)?

Both are right.

1. To find the distance to People's Paint Store, we need to subtract the distance of the Paint Spot from Sandy's statement.

The distance to People's Paint Store is 7/10 - 3/10 = 4/10 kilometers.

Therefore, People's Paint Store is 4/10 kilometer away.

2. To find out how much of the bottle Sandy drank before noon, we need to subtract the current amount of soda in the bottle from the amount at the start.

The amount of soda Sandy drank before noon is 3/4 - 1/4 = 2/4 or 1/2 of the bottle.

Therefore, Sandy drank 1/2 of the bottle before noon.

1. To find the distance to People's Paint Store, we need to subtract the distance of the Paint Spot (7/10 kilometer) by the distance that People's Paint Store is closer, which is 3/10 kilometer.

Therefore, the distance to People's Paint Store can be calculated as follows:

7/10 kilometer - 3/10 kilometer = 4/10 kilometer

So, People's Paint Store is 4/10 kilometer away.

2. To determine how much of the bottle Sandy drank before noon, we need to subtract the amount of soda left at noon (1/4 full) from the initial amount of soda in the bottle (3/4 full).

Therefore, the amount of soda Sandy drank is calculated as follows:

3/4 full - 1/4 full = 2/4 (or simplified as 1/2)

So, Sandy drank 1/2 of the bottle before noon.