Carlos hiked 1 3/4 miles a nature trail to a fork in the trail. He then hiked 2 1/2 miles along a path that led to a waterfall. When Carlos reached the waterfall, how far had he hiked altogether?

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Madi
May 6, 2016

17/4

Explanation:

1 3/4 + 2 1/2

Turn the mixed fractions into improper fractions by multiplying the number in front with the denominator and adding the numerator over the original denominator.

=7/4 + 5/2

Make the denominator equal by multiplying the second fraction with 2 in the numerator and denominator.

=7/4 + 5/2 * 2/2

=7/4+10/4

=17/4

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