SOLUTION: Alan is hiking a trail is 70 miles long.after several days , he is four times as far from the beginning of the trail as he is far from the end.how much further does he have to hike

Question 1030166: Alan is hiking a trail is 70 miles long.after several days , he is four times as far from the beginning of the trail as he is far from the end.how much further does he have to hike ?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The distance of 70 mi is divided in the
ratio 4/1
That means he has traveled 4/5 of 70 mi
He has 1/5 of 70 mi left

He has 14 mi left to hike
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