Question

Arnie skated 1 3/4 from home to the lake. He skated 1 1/3 miles around the lake and then skated back home. Write an addition sentence to show how many miles Arnie skated in all. (All in words)
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Answer 1

An addition sentence is just addition.

1 3/4 + 1 1/3 + 1 3/4 = ?

7/4 + 7/4 + 4/3

First find the lowest common denominator.

21/12 + 21/12 + 16/12

= 58/12 = 4 10/12 = 4 5/6