Question

A construction company is repaving a damaged road. So far, they have repaved a total of 8,747 centimeters of the road. Today, they repaved 2,138 centimeters of the road. About how many centimeters of the road had they repaved before today?

Answer 1

previously repaved= 6,609cm

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

So far, they have repaved a total of 8,747 centimeters of the road. Today, they repaved 2,138 centimeters of the road.

To calculate the number of centimeters repaved, we need to use the following formula:

Total centimeters= repaved today + previously repaved

8,747= 2,138 + previously repaved

6,609=previously repaved