UKMT Grey Kangaroo, 2017

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Adam the Ant started at the left-hand end of a pole and crawled $\frac{2}{3}$ of its length. Benny the Beetle started at the right-hand end of the same pole and crawled $\frac{3}{4}$ of its length. What fraction of the length of the pole are Adam and Benny now apart?

(A) $\frac{3}{8}$ (B) $\frac{1}{12}$ (C) $\frac{5}{7}$ (D) $\frac{1}{2}$ (E) $\frac{5}{12}$

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