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Example:
John walked 1/2 of a mile yesterday and 3/4 of a mile today. How many miles has John walked?Solution
This word problem requires addition of fractions
Choosing a common denominator of 4, we get
1/2 + 3/4 = 2/4 + 3/4 = 5/4
So, John walked a total of 5/4 miles.
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