Question

The trail is 2763 miles long. It begins in city A and ends in city B. Manfred has hiked two ninths

of the trail before. How many miles has he​ hiked?

Answer 1

Manfred has hiked this before:


`(2)/(9)(2763)=614miles`

The reason is simple. 2763 miles represents the whole path, so 2/9 is a fraction of this path.