Calculate Total Distance: Adding 19.2 and 22.6 Kilometers in Two-Day Hike

Gerard goes on a two-day hike.

On the first day, he walks 19.2 19.2 km and on the second day he walks 22.6 22.6 km.

How many kilometers does Gerard walk in total?

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00:11 We'll use long addition for calculation
00:21 Each time we'll calculate and substitute accordingly
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00:40 We'll add 1 to this calculation
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Gerard goes on a two-day hike.

On the first day, he walks 19.2 19.2 km and on the second day he walks 22.6 22.6 km.

How many kilometers does Gerard walk in total?

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To calculate how many km Gerard walked in two days, we'll add up the number of kilometers he walked each day vertically as follows:

19.2+22.6 19.2\\+22.6

We'll add from left to right as follows:

41.8 41.8

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Final Answer

41.8 41.8

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