As part of a lesson on earthquakes, a science class is researching the movement of a nearby fault line. The fault line moved 1/2 of an inch during the past year and 1/6 of an inch the year before. How far did the fault line move in all

To find out how far the fault line moved in total, you need to add the movements from the past two years:

- Movement in the past year: \( \frac{1}{2} \) inch
- Movement the year before: \( \frac{1}{6} \) inch

To add these fractions, you need a common denominator. The least common denominator between 2 and 6 is 6.

Now, convert \( \frac{1}{2} \) into a fraction

Discover how to calculate the total movement of a fault line by adding the movements of 1/2 inch from the past year and 1/6 inch from the year before. This problem involves basic arithmetic with fractions and is suitable for Grades 4-6 students.

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