Question

Betty is 1⁄2 mile from school. Jerry walked 2⁄3 a mile to pick up Betty and then they walked to school together. How far did Jerry walk?

Answer 1

The solution is to simply find the sum of these two values, like such:

1/2 + 2/3 = 3/6 + 4/6 = 7/6 = 1 1/6

Jerry walked 1 1/6 of a mile.

Answer 2

1 and 1/6 is the answer