Question

Johnny is headed to his friends house that's is 12.8 miles away. He stops for a snack when he is 1/4 of the way there. How many miles does he have left to go?

Answer 1

He has 9.6 miles left to go

Explanation:

Total distance between Johnny and his friends house=12.8 miles

Distance covered=(1/4)×12.8=3.2 miles

Total distance=distance covered+distance not covered

where;

Total distance=12.8 miles

Distance covered=3.2 miles

distance not covered=x

12.8=3.2+x

x=12.8-3.2

x=9.6 miles

He has 9.6 miles left to go