Frank

Frank will be riding his bike to school this year. The distance from his house to the end of the street is ⅜ mile. The distance from the end of the street to the school is ⅚ mile. How far is Frank's house from school?

Correct answer:

x =  29/24 = 1 ⁵⁄₂₄ mi

Step-by-step explanation:

$$\begin{gathered} a=\frac{3}{8}=0.375\text{mi} \\ b=\frac{5}{6}\doteq 0.8333\text{mi} \\ x=a+b=\frac{3}{8}+\frac{5}{6}=\frac{9}{24}+\frac{20}{24}=\frac{9+20}{24}=\frac{29}{24}=\frac{29}{24}\text{mi}=1.2083\text{mi} \end{gathered}$$

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