Question

Brandon walked 3 1/4 miles the firts hour and 2 1/2 miles the second hour. how many miles did he walk in two hours?

Answer 1

5 3/4 miles

Explanation:

First thing you want to do is to make the fractions have the same denominator.

3 1/4 turns into 13/4

2 1/2 turns into 5/2 turns into 10/4

Next you add them together

13/4 + 10/4 = 23/4

Then you simplify

23/4 turns into 5 3/4