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You walk
1/8
miles to a music store. Then you walk another
2/3
miles to a shoe store. How many miles have you walked in all?
Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer 1

Adding/subtracting fractions require that they have common denominators...

1/8+2/3

(1/8)(3/3)+(2/3)(8/8)

3/24+16/24

19/24 (that is simplified as 19 is prime)

Answer 2

1/8 + 2/3= 19/24

I/you have walked 19/24 miles total, since 19/24 can't be simplified.