group of people in a city decide to measure the total distance of a walking path and put up distance markers for the people who walk. On one particular day they put up markers on 7/8 of a mile of the way. The next day they put up markers on another 1/2 of a mile. What is the total distance they have completed?
To find the total distance, we need to add the distance of the first day (7/8 mile) to the distance of the second day (1/2 mile).
7/8 + 1/2 = (7/8)(2/2) + 1/2 = 14/16 + 8/16 = 22/16
To simplify the fraction, we can divide the numerator (22) by the denominator (16):
22 ÷ 16 = 1 and 6/16
Since 6/16 can be simplified to 3/8, the total distance is:
1 + 3/8 = 1 3/8 miles
Therefore, the group of people completed a total distance of 1 3/8 miles.