Question

Yesterday, Ian walked 2/3 of a mile. Today, he walked 1/5 of a mile. How far did he walk altogether?

Answer 1

Answer:

13/15 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

2/3 = 10/15

1/5= 3/15

10/15 + 3/15 = 13/15.

Answer 2

Answer:

1.4km

Step-by-step explanation:

2/3 + 1/5

Find the LCM of the denominators

(5x2)+(3x1)/15

Clear brackets:

5x2=10

3×1=3

Therefore, we have

10+3/15=13/15

In total, he has walked 13/15 of a mile

1 mile is 1.609344 km

Therfore, he walked 13/15×1.609344 km=1.4km approximately.

OR

2/3 of 1mile is 2/3×1.609344 km

=1.07km

1/5 of 1 mile the next day is 1/5×1.609344 km

=0.32km

Total distance 1.07+0.32=1.39 approximately 1.4km