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Robert is running on a track that is 3 3/4 miles long. He has run 1 2/5 of a mile. How many more miles are there until Robert reaches the end of the track?

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To find the remaining distance Robert must run to reach the end, you will subtract the total distance of the track and the distance he ran.

Please see the attached model that represents this. Also attached is the work for subtracting these mixed numbers.

Robert has 2 7/20 miles to go.
Robert is running on a track that is 3 3/4 miles long. He has run 1 2/5 of a mile-example-1
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