Read, analyze and solve.

•Aira and Carla both joined in a race. Aira ran a distance of 8 km while Carla ran a distance of 7 km. What was the total distance they ran in the race?

1. What is asked in the problem?
2. What are given facts?
3. What is the mathematical sentence?
4. What is the correct answer?
5. How will you do to check your answer​