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Show  \nyour work.  \n1. One student hiked 1/4 of a mile and another hiked 7/8 of a mile. How far did they hike in all?  \n2. A student who hiked 1 mile hiked how much farther than a student who hiked 3/8 of a mile?  \n3. How much farther did a student who hiked 7/8 of a mile travel than a student who hiked 1/2 of a mile?  \n4. Two students each hiked 3/8 of a mile. What is the total distance they hiked combined?  \n1  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at ](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)[www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)  \n5. A student hiked 1/8 of a mile on the first trail and 5/8 of a mile on the second trail. How far did the student hike in all?  \n6. What is the difference in distance between the student who hiked the farthest and the student who hiked the shortest distance?  \n7. Three students hiked 1/8 of a mile, 3/8 of a mile, and 7/8 of a mile. What is the total distance all three students hiked?  \n8. A student hiked 5/8 of a mile. How much more would the student need to hike to reach  \n1 full mile?  \n9. Two students hiked 1/2 of a mile and 7/8 of a mile. How much farther did the second student hike than the first?  \n10. A student hiked 3/8 of a mile before stopping for a break, then hiked 1/2 of a mile after the break. How far did the student hike in all?  \n11. The student who hiked 1 mile and the student who hiked 1/4 of a mile decided to combine their distances. How far did they hike together? How much more did the first student hike than the second?  \n12. Four students each hiked 3/8 of a mile. What is their combined total distance? Is their combined distance greater or less than 2 miles? By how much?  \n2  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at ](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)[www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)  \nAnswer Key  \n1. 1/4 + 7/8 = 2/8 + 7/8 = 9/8 = 1 and 1/8 miles  \n2. 1 − 3/8 = 8/8 − 3/8 = 5/8 of a mile  \n3. 7/8 − 1/2 = 7/8 − 4/8 = 3/8 of a mile  \n4. 3/8 + 3/8 = 6/8 = 3/4 of a mile  \n5. 1/8 + 5/8 = 6/8 = 3/4 of a mile  \n6. 1 − 1/8 = 8/8 − 1/8 = 7/8 of a mile  \n7. 1/8 + 3/8 + 7/8 = 11/8 = 1 and 3/8 miles  \n8. 1 − 5/8 = 8/8 − 5/8 = 3/8 of a mile  \n9. 7/8 − 1/2 = 7/8 − 4/8 = 3/8 of a mile  \n10. 3/8 + 1/2 = 3/8 + 4/8 = 7/8 of a mile  \n11. 1 + 1/4 = 1 and 1/4 miles total; 1 − 1/4 = 3/4 of a mile more  \n12. 3/8 × 4 = 12/8 = 1 and 4/8 = 1 and 1/2 miles; 2 − 1 and 1/2 = 1/2 mile less than 2 miles  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at ](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)[www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)  \n3","cbCailkDuPAFh2zN","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailkDuPAFh2zN","pdf",1642502,"English","# Questions\n## 1-12\n# Answer Key\n## 1-12","[{\"question\":\"How do you solve a question that asks for the total distance of two hikers?\",\"answer\":\"Add the two fraction distances shown in the problem. For example, Question 1 uses 1/4 + 7/8 to get 1 and 1/8 miles.\"},{\"question\":\"What does it mean when a problem asks “how much farther” between two distances?\",\"answer\":\"Compute the difference by subtracting the smaller fraction from the larger one. For example, Question 2 uses 1 − 3/8 to get 5/8 of a mile.\"},{\"question\":\"How do you handle questions that compare combined distance to 2 miles?\",\"answer\":\"Find the combined fractional distance first, then compare it to 2 miles by subtraction to determine whether it is greater or less. Question 12 computes the total as 1 and 1/2 miles and concludes it is 1/2 mile less than 2 miles.\"}]","Line Plot Word Problems | PDF",1790141355]