olve the following problem: Asia walks 2 1/4 miles to the park and then another 1 6/8 miles to her friend’s house. How many miles does she walk in all?(1 point)
To find the total distance Asia walks, we add the distances she walks to the park and to her friend's house.
First, let's convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions:
2 1/4 = 9/4
1 6/8 = 14/8
Now, we can add the fractions:
9/4 + 14/8
To add these fractions, we need to find a common denominator. The least common multiple of 4 and 8 is 8.
Next, we adjust the fractions to have the same denominator:
(9/4) * (2/2) = 18/8
14/8
Finally, we add the two fractions together:
18/8 + 14/8 = 32/8
This fraction can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 8:
32/8 = 4
So, Asia walks a total of 4 miles.