Question

spyro ran 4 1/2 miles on saturday and 5 3/4 miles on sunday. how many total miles did he run . write answer as simplified and mixed number?9 2/39 1/410 1 /210 1/4

Answer 1

Start by adding the whole part of the numbers

`4+5=9`

then add the fractions

`(1)/(2)+(3)/(4)=(4+6)/(8)=(10)/(8)=(5)/(4)=1(1)/(4)`

since the fraction also gave a mixed number it can be added to the whole part we already had

`9+1(1)/(4)=10(1)/(4)`

The correct answer option is the fourth one.