Question

Joy recorded the distances she walked each day for five days. How far did she walk in 5 days? Line plot: 3 xs on 1/3 1 x on 1/2 1 x on 2/3

Answer 1

Answer:

$2\frac{1}{6}\approx 2.167$ units.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that Joy recorded the distances she walked each day for five days.

To find the distance traveled be Joy in 5 days we will add the distances covered by Joy each day.

As there are 3 dots on 1/3, this means that Joy traveled 1/3 units on 3 days.

Since there is 1 dot on 1/2 and on dot on 2/3, so this means that Joy walked 1/2 units one day and 2/3 units another day.

Let us add all these distances.

$\text{Total distance walked by Joy in 3 days}=3\times\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{2}{3}$

$\text{Total distance walked by Joy in 3 days}=\frac{1*3}{3}+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{2}{3}$

Let us have a common denominator.

$\text{Total distance walked by Joy in 3 days}=\frac{3*2}{3*2}+\frac{1*3}{2*3}+\frac{2*2}{3*2}$

$\text{Total distance walked by Joy in 3 days}=\frac{6}{6}+\frac{3}{6}+\frac{4}{6}$

$\text{Total distance walked by Joy in 3 days}=\frac{6+3+4}{6}$

$\text{Total distance walked by Joy in 3 days}=\frac{13}{6}$

$\text{Total distance walked by Joy in 3 days}=2\frac{1}{6}$

Therefore, Joy traveled $2\frac{1}{6}\approx 2.167$ units in 5 days.