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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

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9/8=1 1/8 miles

To calculate the total distance walked, sum the 2 individual distances walked together.

34+38

We require to have common denominators, before adding.

34×22=68

68+38=98=118
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