Question

Fernando rode his bicycle 2 1/6 miles from his house to the park. Then he rode 2 1/6 miles from the park to

the library. How many miles did Fernando ride in all?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer 1

13/3 miles

Explanation:

Answer 2

`\sf \textsf{In fraction} : (13)/(3)miles`

`\sf \textsf{In mixed fraction} : 4 (1)/(3)miles`

Step-by-step Explanation;

In order to find out how many miles Fernando rode in all, we can simply add the two distances together:

• 
  `\sf \textsf{Distance from his house to the park: } 2 (1)/(6) miles`
• 
  `\sf \textsf{Distance from the park to the library: }2 (1)/(6) miles`

Now, add these two distances together:

`\sf 2 (1)/(6) miles + 2 (1)/(6) miles`

Convert it to a fraction:

`\sf (2* 6 + 1)/(6) miles + (2* 6+1)/(6) miles`

`\sf (13)/(6) + (13)/(6) miles`

`\sf (13+13)/(6)miles`

`\sf (26)/(6)miles`

Reduce the fraction:

`\sf \frac{13* \cancel{2}}{3 * \cancel{2}}miles`

`\sf (13)/(3)miles`

Therefore, At all Fernando rode:

`\sf \textsf{In fraction} : (13)/(3)miles`

`\sf \textsf{In mixed fraction} : 4 (1)/(3)miles`