Question

if a patient walked 1/4 mile sun, 1/3 mile mon, 1/2mile tues, 7/12 mile wed, 3/4 mile thurs, 5/6 mile fri, and 1 fll mile sat, how many miles did the patient walk in a week?

Answer 1

well, just add the fractions:

1/4 + 1/3 + 1/2 + 7/12 + 3/4 + 5/6 + 1
= 3/12 + 4/12 + 6/12 + 7/12 + 9/12 + 10/12 + 12/12
= (3+4+6+7+9+10+12)/12
= 51/12

Answer 2

1/4+1/3+1/2+7/12+3/4+5/6+1
=(3+4+6+7+9+10+12)/12
=51/12
=17/4
=4 1/4