Question

Roberto wants to clean up his neighborhood by picking up trash. The total distance around his block is 1 3/4 of mile. He decided to do this over a teo-day period. If he walks 5/8 of a mile on the first day, how far does he need to walk the second day to oick up trash?

Answer 1

To find out how far Roberto needs to walk on the second day to pick up trash, subtract the distance he walked on the first day from the total distance around his block.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how far Roberto needs to walk on the second day, we can subtract the distance he walked on the first day from the total distance around his block. The total distance around his block is 1 3/4 miles, and he walked 5/8 of a mile on the first day.

So, to find out how far he needs to walk on the second day, it would be:

1 3/4 miles - 5/8 mile = 1 3/4 miles - 5/8 mile = 7/4 miles - 5/8 mile = 14/8 miles - 5/8 mile = 9/8 miles.

Therefore, Roberto needs to walk 9/8 miles on the second day to pick up trash.

Answer 2

Roberto needs to walk 9/8 miles, or 1 1/8 miles, on the second day to finish picking up trash around his block.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks how far Roberto needs to walk on the second day to clean up trash if the total distance around his block is 1 3/4 miles and he already walked 5/8 of a mile on the first day.

To find out the remaining distance Roberto needs to walk, we first convert the mixed number to an improper fraction. The total distance around the block in miles is:

1 3/4 miles = (1 × 4 + 3)/4

= 7/4 miles.

Now we subtract the distance walked on the first day:

7/4 miles - 5/8 miles = (14/8 - 5/8) miles

= 9/8 miles.

Therefore, Roberto needs to walk 9/8 miles, or 1 1/8 miles, on the second day to complete the cleanup around his block.