Question

A construction crew must build 3 miles of road. On tuesday, they build 1/4 mile of road. How many miles of road do they still have to build this week

Answer 1

2.25 miles of road they have to build this week

Explanation:

Given:

Total distance of the road = 3 miles

Distance constructed on Tuesday = 1/4 mile of road.

To Find:

Miles of road still have to be built this week=?

Solution:

Let the Distance that have to be built be X

Then,

X= total distance of the Road – the distance built on Tuesday

X = 3 –
`(1)/(4) \text{ of the 3}`

X = 3 -
`(3)/(4)`

X =
`(12 -3)/(4)`

X=
`( 9)/(4)`

X= 2.25 miles