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Amaya wants to jog 8 miles this week.She jogged 2 1/2 miles on Monday and 3 2/5 miles on wednesday. How many miles does Amaya still need to jog?

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Answer:

2 1/10 miles.

Explanation:

8 - (2 1/2 + 3 2/5)

= 8 - (5/2 + 17/5)

= 8 - (25/10 + 34/10)

= 8 - 59/10

= 80/10 - 59/10

= 21/10

= 2 1/10 miles.

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