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Mai skated x miles, and Clare skated 3/5 farther than that. Write an expression for the distance Clare skated.

Options:
A. 3/5x
B. x + 3/5x
C. 5/3x
D. x + 5/3x

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Final answer:

Clare skated 3/5 farther than Mai, so you add 3/5 of Mai's distance, x, to her original distance, giving you x + 3/5x, which corresponds to option B among the given choices.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks for an expression representing the distance Clare skated, given that she skated 3/5 farther than Mai, who skated x miles.

To find the total distance Clare skated, we want to add the additional distance to Mai's distance.

The additional distance is 3/5 of Mai's distance, which is (3/5)x.

Therefore, the total distance is Mai's distance x plus the additional distance (3/5)x, resulting in the expression x + (3/5)x, which simplifies to x + 3/5x.

Among the given options, option B represents the correct expression for the distance Clare skated.

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