Question

Cohen mailed a letter on Monday morning. The letter has to travel 12 1/2 miles to reach it's destination.

The letter traveled 2 1/4 miles on Monday and traveled an additional 7 1/12 miles on Tuesday.

How far did the letter travel on Wednesday to reach it's destination?

Answer 1

2 3/4 miles

Explanation:

Remaining miles are found by subtracting miles already traveled from the number that need to be traveled.

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12 1/2 - 2 1/4 - 7 1/2

= (12 1/2 -7 1/2) -2 1/4

= 5 -2 1/4 = 2 3/4

The letter traveled 2 3/4 miles on Wednesday to reach its destination.