Snow fell in Newton twice in one day. The town received 3/8 inch of snow in the morning and another 1/2 inch of snow in the afternoon. How many total inches of snow fell in Newton on that day?

Question

3/10
7/8
5/8
1/8

Answer 1

To find the total amount of snow that fell in Newton, we need to add the two amounts of snow together: \( \frac{3}{8} \) inch in the morning and \( \frac{1}{2} \) inch in the afternoon.

First, we need to convert \( \frac{1}{2} \) inch into a fraction with a denominator of 8.

\[ \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1 \times 4}{2 \times 4} = \frac{4}{8} \]

Now, we can add \( \frac{3}{8} \) and \( \frac{4}{8} \):

\[ \frac{3}{8} + \frac{4}{8} = \frac{3 + 4}{8} = \frac{7}{8} \]

Thus, the total amount of snow that fell in Newton that day is \( \frac{7}{8} \) inches.

The answer is \( 7/8 \).