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Jada was training for a race. She ran 1⅓ miles on Monday. On Tuesday, she only ran of ⅚ a mile. She decided to take the day off on Wednesday. Jada ran 2¾ miles on Thursday and ended the week with a 1½ mile run on Friday. How far did Jada run this week?

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Answer: 5 5/12 miles

Explanation:

The following are the distance covered by Jada for the week.

Monday = 1 1/3 miles

Tuesday = 5/6 miles

Wednesday = 0

Thursday = 2 3/4 miles

Friday = 1 1/2 miles

Total distance for the week will be:

= 1 1/3 + 5/6 + 2 3/4 + 1 1/2

The lowest common multiple of 3,6,4 and 2 is 12. The fractions will then be

1 4/12 + 10/12 + 2 9/12 + 6/12

= 3 29/12

= 3 + 2 5/12

= 5 5/12

Jada ran 5 5/12 miles this week

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