Question

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?(1 point)
of a mile

Answer 1

Ok so is the answer 1 3/8 1 1/8 or 11/8?? pleasee help

Answer 2

To find the total distance they have completed, we need to add the distances from the two days.

The distance from the first day is 7/8 of a mile.

The distance from the second day is 1/2 of a mile.

To add these two distances, we need to find a common denominator. Let's convert 1/2 to a fraction with a denominator of 8: 1/2 * 4/4 = 4/8.

Now we can add the distances: 7/8 + 4/8 = 11/8.

So, the total distance they have completed is 11/8 of a mile.