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From Abdul's house, a trip to the market is 7/9 miles. He has walked 4/9 miles of this trip. How much farther must he walk

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Final answer:

Abdul must walk 1/3 mile farther to reach the market, calculated by subtracting the distance he has already walked (4/9 miles) from the total trip distance (7/9 miles).

Step-by-step explanation:

Abdul has walked 4/9 miles of his trip to the market, which is a total distance of 7/9 miles. To find out how much farther he must walk, we need to subtract the distance he has already walked from the total distance of the trip. Here is the step-by-step calculation:

  • Subtract the distance walked from the total distance: 7/9 miles - 4/9 miles.
  • Simplify the subtraction by subtracting the numerators and keeping the denominator the same, since both fractions have the same denominator.
  • The result is 3/9 miles, which can be simplified by dividing both numerator and denominator by 3.
  • The simplified distance Abdul has yet to walk is 1/3 mile.

Therefore, Abdul must walk 1/3 mile farther to reach the market.

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