Question

Arun Decided to walk 7 1/3 miles to his friend house . After he had gone 3 5/8 miles , he stopped to rest . How much farther does he have to walk to reach the friend house ? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

3.71 miles farther.

Step-by-step explanation:

To answer this, subtract 3  5/8 miles from 7  1/3 miles:

22/3 - 29/8 (miles)

Here the LCD is 24.  Thus, we have:

176      87                       89

------ - ------  (miles), or -------  (miles)

24       24                       24

Arun has to walk another 89/24 miles, or 3.71 miles.

Check:  do 3  5/8 miles and 3.71 miles add up to 7  1/3 miles?  Yes, approximately.