Roxanne is learning to drive, so this weekend she practiced driving $10\frac{2}{3}$ miles with her mother and another $2\frac{2}{3}$ miles with her father. How far did Roxanne drive in all? $\newline$ Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. $\newline$ _____ miles

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Q. Roxanne is learning to drive, so this weekend she practiced driving

10\frac{2}{3}

miles with her mother and another

2\frac{2}{3}

miles with her father. How far did Roxanne drive 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 total miles driven: Step $1$ : Identify the total miles driven by Roxanne with both her mother and father.
Convert to improper fractions: Step $2$ : Convert mixed numbers to improper fractions for easier addition.
Add fractions: Step $3$ : Add the improper fractions.
Convert back to mixed number: Step $4$ : Convert the improper fraction back to a mixed number to answer the question.