To find the total distance, we need to add the distances from the two days.
The distance covered on the first day is 7/8 of a mile.
The distance covered on the second day is 1/2 of a mile.
Adding these two distances gives us:
7/8 + 1/2
To add these fractions, we need to find a common denominator. The least common multiple of 8 and 2 is 8.
Next, we need to express both fractions with the common denominator:
7/8 = 7/8 * 1/1 = 7/8
1/2 = 1/2 * 4/4 = 4/8
Now we can add the fractions:
7/8 + 4/8 = (7+4)/8 = 11/8
So the total distance covered is 11/8 miles.
A group of people in a city decide to measure the total distance of a walking path and put up distance markers for the people who walk. On one particular day they put up markers on 7/8 of a mile of the way. The next day they put up markers on another 1/2 of a mile. What is the total distance they have completed?
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