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Carries friend lives two miles from her house. If it took her 18 8/9 minutes to run to her friends house, then 19 7/12 minutes to run back to her house, what is the total time she spent running? Please give step by step explanation

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Answer:

38 17/36

Explanation:

The total time she spent running is the combined value of the time it took to get to her friends house and to run back to her own house. It took 18 8/9 minutes to get to her friends house, and 19 7/12 to get to her own house, so the total time is the two added together. 18 + 19 = 37, and 8/9 + 7/12 = 64/72 + 42/72 = 106/72 = 53/36. This is equal to 1 17/36, so this plus 37 is equal to
38 (17)/(36)

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