Solve the following problem: Asia walks 2 1/4 miles to the park and then another 1 6/8 miles to her friend’s house. How many miles does she walk in all

Answer 1

To find the total distance that Asia walks, we need to add the distance she walks to the park and the distance she walks to her friend's house.

Asia walks 2 1/4 miles to the park.
Asia walks 1 6/8 miles to her friend's house.

We can add these two distances together:

2 1/4 miles + 1 6/8 miles

To add the mixed numbers, we first need to convert the fractions to have the same denominator.

1/4 = 2/8 (multiply numerator and denominator by 2)
6/8 = 6/8 (same denominator)

Now, we can add:

2 2/8 miles + 1 6/8 miles = (2 + 1) + (2/8 + 6/8) miles

The whole numbers add up: 2 + 1 = 3
The fractions add up: 2/8 + 6/8 = 8/8

So, the total distance Asia walks is:

3 + 8/8 miles = 3 + 1 mile

Therefore, Asia walks a total of 4 miles.

Answer 2

Lucy saws a wooden rod into two pieces. The larger piece is 7 3/4 inches long. The original rod was 9 1/8 inches long. How many inches long is the resulting smaller piece?(1 point)
Responses

2

16 7/8

2 5/8

1 3/8