Miranda takes a piece of wood that is 1/2 of an inch thick and glues it to a piece of wood that
is 7/10 of an inch thick. Together, what is the thickness of the two pieces of wood?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
step 1
Adds 1/2 and 7/10
Multiply 1/2 by (5/5)
1/2(5/5)=5/10
therefore
5/10+7/10=12/10
convert to mixed number
12/10=10/10+2/10=1+1/5=1 1/5 in
answer is
1 1/5 in