Question

John's car had 106,076 miles on it. Of that distance, John's wife drove 29,432 miles, and his son drove 5,389 miles. John drove the rest. A. About how many miles did John drive? Round each value to estimate.

Answer 1

Given :

John's car had 106,076 miles on it. Of that distance, John's wife drove 29,432 miles, and his son drove 5,389 miles. John drove the rest.

To Find :

How many miles did John drive.

Solution :

Total miles = miles drive by john( j ) + miles drive his wife + miles drive by his son

106076 = j + 29432 + 5389

j = 106076 - 29432 - 5389

j = 71255 miles

Therefore, miles drive by John is 71255 miles .

Hence, this is the required solution.