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

Answer 1

To find the total inches of snow that fell in Newton, you need to add the two amounts of snow together.

In the morning, the town received \( \frac{3}{8} \) inch of snow. In the afternoon, it received \( \frac{1}{2} \) inch of snow.

First, let's convert \( \frac{1}{2} \) inch to a fraction with a denominator of 8 to make it easier to add:

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

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

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

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