Deja is training for a race on Saturday. On Sunday, she runs $\frac{1}{6}$ of a mile. On Monday she runs $\frac{1}{5}$ of a mile. On Tuesday she runs $\frac{1}{4}$ of a mile. On Wednesday she runs $\frac{1}{3}$ of a mile. On Thursday she runs $\frac{1}{2}$ of a mile. Finally, on Friday, the day before the race, she runs a whole mile. If the length of the race is the same as the total distance Deja ran in preparation, how many miles is the race?

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anonymous · Answer

first you have to make all of the fraction the have the same base i picked 60 as my base making 
1/6 into 10/60
1/5 into 12/60
1/4 into 15/60 
1/3 into 20/60
1/2 into 30/60
and 1 into 60/60
when added together you end up with 147/60 or the total distance but you must simplify it 2 and 27/60 or 2.45 miles