Question

Last month you went on three hikes. One hike was 2 ¾ miles long, one was 1 ½ miles long, and the other was 3 ⅜ miles long. In decimals how many total Miles did you hike last month

Answer 1

I'm not really a big fraction type person, but I'm sure it's 7.625

Answer 2

Answer: He hike
`7(5)/(8)\ miles` last month.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Length of first hike =
`2(3)/(4)\ miles=(11)/(4)\ miles`

Length of second hike =
`1(1)/(2)\ miles=(3)/(2)\ miles`

Length of third hike =
`3(3)/(8)\ miles=(27)/(8)\ miles`

Total miles he hike last month is given by

`(11)/(4)+(3)/(2)+(27)/(8)\\\\=(22+12+27)/(8)\\\\=(61)/(8)\\\\=7(5)/(8)\ miles`

Hence, he hike
`7(5)/(8)\ miles` last month.