Atlanta Avenue is 5 ⅞ miles long. Albany Avenue is 3 5/10 miles long. Ellis rides his bike the length of both Atlanta Avenue and Albany Avenue. How many total miles does he ride?

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6 7/12 miles
⅜ miles
8 ⅜ miles
9 ⅜ miles

Answer 1

To find the total distance that Ellis rides, you need to add the length of Atlanta Avenue and Albany Avenue together.

Atlanta Avenue is 5 ⅞ miles long, which is the same as 5 + ⅞ = 5 + 7/8 = 40/8 + 7/8 = 47/8 miles.

Albany Avenue is 3 5/10 miles long, which is the same as 3 + 5/10 = 3 + 1/2 = 6/2 + 1/2 = 7/2 miles.

To find the total distance, you add the lengths:
47/8 + 7/2 = 94/16 + 56/16 = 150/16 = 9 ⅜ miles.

Therefore, Ellis rides a total of 9 ⅜ miles. So the correct answer is: 9 ⅜ miles.