Question

Malcolm is driving 1,273 miles from Wichita to Charleston for a family reunion. He drives 418 miles the first day and 384 miles the second day. Round each distance to the nearest ten and estimate about how many miles Malcolm has left to drive.

Answer 1

If Malcolm has driven 418 miles which is rounded to 420, and he has driven 384 miles which is rounded to 380, he has driven around 800 miles so far. Then you would subtract 800 from 1,273 you would get around 470 miles. That means Malcolm has 470 miles left to drive.

Answer 2

470 miles

Explanation:

Malcolm is driving from Wichita to Charleston = 1,273 miles

He drives the first day = 418 miles

On the second day he drives = 384 miles

for the two days he drove, and covered the distance = 418 + 384 = 802 miles

Now Malcolm has left to drive = 1,273 - 802 = 471 miles

Malcolm has left 471 miles rounded to 470 miles to drive.