Question

Today, a bicycle rider rode her bike 5 1/2 miles. Yesterday, she rode 6 miles. What fraction of the total of the two rides is the longer ride?

Answer 1

That of yesterday is longer than that of today

Answer 2

`\texttt{Fraction of the total of the two rides is the longer ride}=(12)/(23)`

Explanation:

Today, a bicycle rider rode her bike 5 1/2 miles. Yesterday, she rode 6 miles.

`\texttt{Total miles rode =}5(1)/(2)+6=(11)/(2)+(12)/(2)=(23)/(2)miles`

We need to find fraction of the total of the two rides is the longer ride.

Longer ride = 6 miles

`\texttt{Fraction of the total of the two rides is the longer ride}=(6)/((23)/(2))\\\\\texttt{Fraction of the total of the two rides is the longer ride}=(12)/(23)`