Noelle ran 4 1/2 miles in the morning and 3 1/4 miles in the evening. how far did noelle run that day? a student solved the problem this way: let n represent the total number of miles noelle ran. n = 4 1/2 + 3 1/4 n = 4 2/4 + 3 1/4 n = 7 3/4 noelle ran 7 3/4 miles that day. use a similar strategy to solve this problem. diane ran 3 1/8 miles on tuesday, 4 1/2 miles on wednesday, and 4 1/4 miles on thursday. what is the total distance diane ran in the 3 days? a. 12 8/7 miles b. 12 7/8 miles c. 5 3/4 miles d. 3 13/14 miles