If you walked 5 miles down a trail and then walked 2 1/4 miles back, how many miles away are you from your starting point?

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asked Mar 23, 2017 1.4k views

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Rudiger · Answer 1 · 2017-03-29T19:45:57+0000

First lets figure out 2 and 1/4 as a decimal
2 and 1/4 = 2.25
So now we subtract
5 - 2.25 = 2.75
She is 2.75 miles away from her starting point
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