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Jamil traveled 210 miles, which is 70% of the total distance to his grandfathers house. How many more miles does he need to to reach his grandfathers house?

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Answer:

He needs to travel 90 more miles to reach his grandfathers house

Explanation:

The distance already covered can be expressed as a percentage of the total distance as shown;

t=p×T

where;

t=distance traveled by Jamil

p=percentage of total distance already traveled

T=total distance to grandfathers house

In our case;

t=210 miles

p=70%

T=unknown

replacing;

210=(70/100)×T

T=210×100/70

T=3×100=300

T=300

The total distance to grandfathers house=300

Remainder=Total distance-distance already covered

where;

Total distance=300 miles

distance already covered=210 miles

replaced;

Remaining distance=300-210=90 miles

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