Question

Karylle rides her bicycle and passes the church every day whenever she goes to school. If the distance between her home and the church is 2 3/8 km, and the distance between the church and her school is 3 1/2 km, how far does she travel going to school?

Answer 1

Answer:

Given,

Distance from home to church = 2(3/8) km

Distance from church to school = 3(1/2) km

According to the question,

$total \: distance =( 2 \times \frac{3}{8} ) + (3 \times \frac{1}{2} ) \\ = \frac{3 \times 2}{8} + \frac{3 \times 1}{2} \\ = \frac{6}{8} + \frac{3}{2}$

By equating the denominator we get,

$= \frac{6 + 3(4)}{8} \\ = \frac{6 + 12}{8} \\ = \frac{18}{8} = 2.25$

The total distance travelled from home to school = 2.25 km

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