Question

Harriet rode her bike 2 1/4 miles to the mall. She then rode 3/4 mile to the grocery store. She came back the way she went. How many miles did Harriet ride in all?

Answer 1

In order to solve this problem you have to add the distance Harriet traveled away from her starting point which is 2 1/4+3/4. Then you should end up with 3 miles. After that it says she went back on the same route so you have to double the distance. So in total she rode 6 miles.

Answer 2

Harriet's mileage is 6 miles from going to and from her destination.

Explanation:

We know that the distance to go to the location was 3 miles, since 2 1/4 + 3/4 = 3

So, going back would be the same quantity.

Thus, 3+3= 6 miles

Harriet's mileage is 6 miles from going to and from her destination.

I hope this helped!!

~Penny