Question

Braden biked 10 8/9 miles on Monday. On Tuesday, he biked 3/ 4 as far as Monday. How many total miles did he bike over the two days?

Answer 1

19 1/18 miles.

Explanation:

For Tuesday's ride we need to multiply 10 8/9 by 3/4.

10 8/9 = (9*10+8) / 9 = 98/9 miles.

98 / 9 * 3/4

= 98/3 * 1/4

49/6

= 8 1/6 miles.

Total miles over 2 days = 10 8/9 + 8 1/6

= 18 + 8/9 + 1/6

= 18 + 48/54 + 9/54

= 18 57/54

= 19 3/54

= 19 1/18 miles.