Luke walks 1 3/4 miles each way to school. Tuesday before he realized he left his lunch at home and had to go back to get his lunch. How many miles did luke walk on wednesday to and from school?
A: 3 1/2 B: 4
C: 4 1/2 D: 2 3/4
I don't understand tis one. what do i do to solve it and get the right answer?
He walked the same distance on Wednesday as he did on Monday.
1 3/4 + 1 3/4 = ?
To solve this problem and get the right answer, we need to break it down into smaller steps.
1. First, figure out how many miles Luke walks each way to school. The question states that Luke walks 1 3/4 miles each way. Therefore, the total distance for a round trip would be 1 3/4 miles + 1 3/4 miles.
2. Next, find the sum of the distances for a round trip. To add fractions, make sure the denominators (the bottom numbers) are the same. In this case, both fractions have a denominator of 4. So, the sum would be (1 + 1) 3/4 miles.
3. Simplify the fraction if possible. Since the numerators (the top numbers) are the same, we can simply add them and keep the denominator as 4. Thus, the sum of (2) 3/4 miles.
4. Finally, Wednesday's distance would be the same as Tuesday's round trip distance, which is (2) 3/4 miles.
Now that we have gone through the steps, we can find the final answer. The answer is (D) 2 3/4 miles.