Rebecca walked 0.25 mile on Tuesday and 1.6 miles on Wednesday. How many miles did she walk altogether?

Write a vertical math sentence to solve the problem

4 answers

I'm not sure what a vertical math sentence is.

Walked on Tuesday----0.25
Walked on Wednesday--1.60
Total walked---------1.85
_0.25
+1.60
_______
_1.85 miles
S s t
0.25
+1.60
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1.85