SOLUTION: the distance from town A to town B is 18 miles. Luke starts his journey from town A and travels 1/6 of the total distance. How much further does he have to travel in order to reach
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Question 1001642: the distance from town A to town B is 18 miles. Luke starts his journey from town A and travels 1/6 of the total distance. How much further does he have to travel in order to reach town B.
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d=total distance from A to B
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Distance traveled=(1/6)d
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Distance remaining=total distance - distance traveled
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Distance remaining=d-(1/6)d
Distance remaining= (6/6)d-(1/6)d=(5/6)d
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d=18 mi
(5/6)d=(5/6)18mi=(90/6)mi=15mi
ANSWER: He has 15 miles remaining.
