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?(1 point)
of a mile
To find the total distance they have completed, we need to add the distances from the two days.
The distance from the first day is 7/8 of a mile.
The distance from the second day is 1/2 of a mile.
To add these two distances, we need to find a common denominator. Let's convert 1/2 to a fraction with a denominator of 8: 1/2 * 4/4 = 4/8.
Now we can add the distances: 7/8 + 4/8 = 11/8.
So, the total distance they have completed is 11/8 of a mile.