John mailed a letter on Monday morning. The letter traveled $6\frac{1}{4}$ miles on Monday. It traveled $6\frac{1}{4}$ more miles on Tuesday, reaching its destination on Tuesday afternoon. How far did John's letter travel in all? $\newline$ Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. $\newline$ $\_\_\_$ miles

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Q. John mailed a letter on Monday morning. The letter traveled

6\frac{1}{4}

miles on Monday. It traveled

6\frac{1}{4}

more miles on Tuesday, reaching its destination on Tuesday afternoon. How far did John's letter travel in all?

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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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\_\_\_

miles

Identify distance traveled: Step $1$ : Identify the distance traveled each day. $\newline$ John's letter traveled $6 \frac{1}{4}$ miles on Monday and the same distance on Tuesday. $\newline$ Calculation: $6 \frac{1}{4}$ miles + $6 \frac{1}{4}$ miles
Add distances for total: Step $2$ : Add the distances together to find the total distance. $\newline$ Calculation: $6 \frac{1}{4} + 6 \frac{1}{4} = 12 \frac{1}{2}$ miles