Question

Carmine and Hiram are solving the following word problem.

Gina is training for a marathon. She ran 6.75 miles on Saturday. On Sunday, she ran 7.20 miles. How far did she run on Saturday and Sunday combined?

Carmine sets up his problem as 6.75 + 7.20

Hiram sets up his problem as 7.20 + 6.75

Who is correct? Carmine, Hiram, or both

Answer 1

Both is the anwser.

Explanation:

Look it this way its simple 7.20 plus 6.75 equals 13.95

6.75 plus 7.20 is 13.95 theres no decimals changing in this problem meaning that both of them are correct.