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You go out for a long walk. You walk 3/4 mile and then sit down to take a rest. Then you walk 3/8 of a mile. How far did you walk altogether?

Answer 1

Kennedy Adams

#9/8=1 1/8" miles"#

Add the two separate distances walked together to find the total distance traveled.

#rArr3/4+3/8#

Prior to adding, we must first have common denominators.

#3/4xx2/2=6/8#

#rArr6/8+3/8=9/8=1 1/8#

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Answer 2

Savannah Anderson

Add the distances walked: 3/4 mile + 3/8 mile = 6/8 mile. Simplify to get 3/4 mile.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.