Yesterday, Marissa walked one and a 1/2 miles from school to the ice cream shop in 2/3 of a mile from the ice cream shop to our house. How many miles did marissa walk in all
To find the total distance Marissa walked, we need to add the distance from school to the ice cream shop with the distance from the ice cream shop to her house.
The distance from school to the ice cream shop is 1 and 1/2 miles.
The distance from the ice cream shop to her house is 2/3 mile.
To add these fractions, we need to have a common denominator. The common denominator of 2 and 3 is 6.
1 and 1/2 miles is the same as 3/2 miles.
Adding the fractions, we get 3/2 + 2/3.
To find the sum, we multiply the denominators: 2 x 3 = 6.
3/2 mile is equivalent to 3/2 x 3/3 = 9/6 miles.
2/3 mile is equivalent to 2/3 x 2/2 = 4/6 miles.
Now we can add the fractions: 9/6 + 4/6 = 13/6 miles.
Marissa walked a total of 13/6 miles.