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You go out for a long walk. You walk 3/4 mile and then sit down to take a rest. Then you walk 3/8 of a mile. How far did you walk altogether?

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Jan 6, 2017

$\frac{9}{8} = 1 \frac{1}{8} miles$ $9/8=1 1/8" miles"$

Explanation:

To calculate the total distance walked, sum the 2 individual distances walked together.

$\Rightarrow \frac{3}{4} + \frac{3}{8}$ $rArr3/4+3/8$

We require to have common denominators, before adding.

$\frac{3}{4} \times \frac{2}{2} = \frac{6}{8}$ $3/4xx2/2=6/8$

$\Rightarrow \frac{6}{8} + \frac{3}{8} = \frac{9}{8} = 1 \frac{1}{8}$ $rArr6/8+3/8=9/8=1 1/8$

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