SOLUTION: Jack is on a 5 mile hike. He has already hiked 3 1/4 miles. How many miles does he have left to hike? I do not understand how many more miles left there is or what strategies to ge

Question 552736: Jack is on a 5 mile hike. He has already hiked 3 1/4 miles. How many miles does he have left to hike? I do not understand how many more miles left there is or what strategies to get it to help me later on.
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's very straightforward:
If the whole distance is miles and he has gone is miles, the you would subtract the distance travelled (miles) from the whole distance (miles) to get:
- = miles.
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