Kent walked 3/4 of a mile on Monday. On Tuesday, he walked 1/8 of a mile less than on Monday. How far did he walk altogether?

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CountryGirl
Mar 17, 2018

#11/8# or #1 3 /8#

Explanation:

Convert #3/4# into eights, so that they both fractions have the same denominator.

#3/4 xx 2/2 = 6/8#

  • Kent walked #6/8# of a mile on Monday.

Since he walked #1/8# less on Tuesday, we will subtract.
#6/8-1/8=5/8#

  • Kent walked #5/8# on Tuesday

Now add them together:
#6/8 + 5/8 = 11/8 rarr 1 3/8#

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