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Sam plans to walk his dog a distance of 1mile.he walks 3/8 of a mile and stops to get a bottle of water.Then he walks1/8 of a mile more and stops to say hello to a friend.how far does Sam still have to
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Sam plans to walk his dog a distance of 1mile.he walks 3/8 of a mile and stops to get a bottle of water.Then he walks1/8 of a mile more and stops to say hello to a friend.how far does Sam still have to walk his dog.

Sam plans to walk his dog a distance of 1mile.he walks 3/8 of a mile and stops to-example-1
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3/8 + 1/8 = 4/8
4/8= 1/2
User Joshua Kleveter
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he still has half way more to go because 3/8+1/8=4/8 or 1/2. So he has 1/2 of the way left to walk.
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