document.write( "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. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #360492 by Earlsdon(6294) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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It's very straightforward:
\n" ); document.write( "If the whole distance is $\"5\"$ miles and he has gone is $\"3\"$ $\"3%2F4\"$ miles, the you would subtract the distance travelled ( $\"3\"$ $\"3%2F4\"$ miles) from the whole distance ( $\"5\"$ miles) to get:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5\"$ - $\"3\"$ $\"3%2F4\"$ = $\"1\"$ $\"1%2F4\"$ miles. \n" ); document.write( "

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