Question

A park ranger hiked 3/4 mi to a lookout, another 5/7 mi to a bird's nest, and finally 5/14 mi to a campsite. How far did the park ranger hike?
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Answer 1

Answer:

2 miles and 88 yards.

Step-by-step explanation:

4 has 2*2 as prime factors

5 is prime

10 has 2 and 5 as prime factors

Thus, the lowest common denominator will be 2*2*5

3/4=15/20

3/5=12/20

7/10=14/20

Now that we have three fractions with the same denominator, we can add the numerators

15+12+14=41

So 41/20ths

That’s 2 and 1/20th

So the final answer is 2 miles and 88 yards! :)