Question

Joy recorded the distances she walked each day for five days. How far did she walk in 5 days?

Answer 1

Joy walked 1/3 units (miles? kilometers? it doesn't matter actually) in 3 of the 5 days. So, walking 1/3 units for three days tallies up to

`(1)/(3)\cdot 3 = 1`

If we add the day when she walked 1/2 units and the day she walked 2/3 units, we get

`1+(1)/(2)+(2)/(3) = (6+3+4)/(6) = (13)/(6)`