A 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?
Of a mile
To find the total distance they have completed, you need to add the distance covered on the first day (7/8 of a mile) to the distance covered on the second day (1/2 of a mile).
7/8 + 1/2 = 14/16 + 8/16 = 22/16 = 11/8
Therefore, the total distance they have completed is 11/8 of a mile.