Shannon walked \(1 \frac{2}{3}\) miles on Wednesday and \(2 \frac{3}{5}\) miles on Thursday. What was the total distance Shannon walked during those two days? Could you also change it to kilometers?

To find the total distance Shannon walked, we need to add the distances she walked on Wednesday and Thursday.
On Wednesday, Shannon walked 1 and 2/3 miles, which can be converted to a mixed number as 5/3 miles.
On Thursday, she walked 2 and 3/5 miles, which can be converted to a mixed number as 13/5 miles.
To add these distances, we need to find a common denominator which in this case is 15.
5/3 miles is equivalent to 25/15 miles and 13/5 miles is equivalent to 39/15 miles.
Adding 25/15 miles and 39/15 miles gives us a total distance of 64/15 miles.
To convert this to kilometers, we can multiply the total distance by a conversion factor.
1 mile is approximately equal to 1.609 kilometers.
Multiplying 64/15 miles by 1.609 gives us a total distance of approximately 10.04 kilometers.

Answered by qwarrow | 2024-06-18

Shannon walked a total of 4 15 4 ​ miles over Wednesday and Thursday, which is approximately 10.44 kilometers. The addition of the two distances yields 15 64 ​ miles, which can also be expressed as a mixed number. This distance converts to kilometers using the factor of 1 mile = 1.609 kilometers.
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Answered by qwarrow | 2024-12-23