Alicia walked 7/8 mile on Saturday and 6/8 mile on Sunday. How far did she walk over the weekend? Give the answer as a mixed number.
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Alicia walked 7/8 mile on Saturday and 6/8 on SUnday. HOw far did she walk over the weekend? Give the answer as a mixed number.
To find out how far Alicia walked over the weekend, we need to add the distance she walked on Saturday (7/8 mile) and the distance she walked on Sunday (6/8 mile).
To add fractions with the same denominator, we simply add their numerators and keep the denominator the same. So, 7/8 + 6/8 = (7 + 6)/8 = 13/8 miles.
However, the answer is requested as a mixed number. To convert the improper fraction 13/8 into a mixed number, we divide the numerator (13) by the denominator (8). The quotient becomes the whole number part, and the remainder becomes the numerator of the fraction while keeping the denominator the same.
Dividing 13 by 8 gives us a quotient of 1 and a remainder of 5. So, the mixed number is 1 5/8.
Therefore, Alicia walked 1 5/8 miles over the weekend.