Question

Mr. reed runs 12 1/2 miles a week. he ran 2 3/4 miles on monday and 2 1/3 miles on tuesday. how many more miles does he still need to run to reach his weekly goal?

Answer 1

Mr. Reed still needs to run 7 5/12 miles to reach his goal.

Explanation:

2 3/4 and 2 1/3 need to be converted to a common denominator of 12:

2 9/12 and 2 4/12

Then we need to convert the original 12 1/2:

12 6/12

Add the miles he's already run:

2 9/12 + 2 4/12 = 5 1/12

Subtract the total amount run from the total goal:

12 6/12 - 5 1/12 = 7 5/12

Therefore, he still needs to run 7 5/12 miles to meet his total 12 1/2 (or 12 6/12) miles goal.