Question

Jake is hiking a trail that leads to the top of a canyon. The trail is 4.2 miles long, and Jake plans to stop for lunch after he completes 1.6 miles. How far from the top of the canyon will Jake be when he stops for lunch?

Answer 1

4.2-1.6=2.6 miles
the length of the trail minus how far he's already traveled is the distance he has left to go.

Answer 2

The answer is 2.6 miles.

Explanation:

In order to determine the answer, we have to understand the situation.

We have the length of the complete trail from the beginning to the top of the canyon. If we measure the distance from the top to Jake, we just have to subtract the distance that Jake hikes by the complete distance.

When Jake stops for lunch, he will walk 1.6 miles.

The total distance is 4.2 miles.

Subtracting this value to the total distance:

`4.2-1.6=2.6`

Finally, the remain distance from the top to Jake is 2.6 miles.