Question

Lorenzo needs to run 13 1/2 miles this week to meet his goal of his first training plan so far this week he has ran 3 1/2 Miles on Monday and 4 1/4 miles on Tuesday how many more miles does he need to run this week in order to meet his goal

Answer 1

5 3/4 hours remaining to meet his goal

Explanation:

miles required to meet his goal = 13 1/2 miles

Miles ran on monday =3 1/2

Miles ran on Tuesday =4 1/4

Miles remaining to reach his goal =Total miles required - Miles ran on Monday and Tuesday

13 1/2 - ( 31/2 + 4 1/4 )

131/2 - 7 3/4

change to improper fraction for easy solving

27/2 -31/4

54-31 /4=23/4 =5 3/4 hours