Question

A student solved this problem and said the answer is 1 and 1/6 miles.

Jeff ran on two different days. The first day he ran 1/3 mile and the second day he ran 5/6 mile. What is the total distance Jeff ran?

Is the student's answer reasonable?

A.
Yes, the answer is reasonable.

B.
No, the answer is not reasonable. It should be about 2 miles.

C.
No, the answer is not reasonable. It should be about 1/2 mile.

D.
No, the answer is not reasonable. It should be about 3 miles.

Answer 1

Change 1/3 to 2/6 first

Answer 2

then add

Answer 3

2/6 +5/6=

Answer 4

Firstly, define "reasonable" lol.
Secondly, \(\dfrac{1}{3}=\dfrac{1\times 2}{3\times2}=\dfrac{2}{6}\).

Answer 5

1 and 1/6

Answer 6

so it is reasonable

Answer 7

Thank you! My brain is having multiple brain farts o.O