Question

Mrs. Escalante was riding a bicycle on a bike path. After riding 2/3 of a mile, she discovered that she still needed to travel 3/4 of a mile to reach the end of the bike path. How long is the bike path? Choose an operation to solve th problem and explain your reasoning. Then find the answer.

Answer 1

1/5/12 because,
3x4=12,4x2=8 witch would be 8/12 the 3x3=9+the 12=9/12. 9/12+8/12=1/5/12 so the path is 1/5/12.

Answer 2

`1(5)/(12)` miles

Step-by-step explanation:

After riding 2/3 of a mile, she discovered that she still needed to travel 3/4 of a mile.

So, we will add both the distances to get the total path. (the covered distance plus the remaining distance.)

`(2)/(3) +(3)/(4)`

LCM of 3 and 4 (denominators) is 12

`(8+9)/(12)`

=
`(17)/(12)`

=
`1(5)/(12)` miles

The path is
`1(5)/(12)` miles long.