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Travis traveled a total distance of 3 1/2miles. He rode the bus 1 1/4mile.He walked 2/3 mile.He rode in a car the remainder of the 3 1/2 miles. How far in miles did he ride in a car?

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Answer: 1 5/12

Step-by-step explanation: You need to find a common denominator 3 and 4 are the denominators you can do 3 times 4 is 12 and 4 times 3 is 12, but whatever you do to the denominator needs to be done to the numerator so 2 times 4 is 8 and 1 times 4 is 4 then you have the fractions 8/12 and 3/12 then you just subtract and you get 1 5/12.

*Hard to explain*

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