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

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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) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's very straightforward:
If the whole distance is 5 miles and he has gone is 33%2F4miles, the you would subtract the distance travelled (33%2F4miles) from the whole distance (5miles) to get:
5-33%2F4 = 11%2F4miles.