John ran 4 miles and walked 1/4 of a mile. How much farther did John run than walk?

Question

Add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions and mixed numbers: word problems

Answer 1

This is a subtraction problem.

Let x=how much farther he ran than walked

     x=4-1/4

Let's change 4 into a mixed fraction with 4 as the denominator:

     4=3+4/4

Put this value of 4 into our original equation.

     x=4-1/4                original equation

     x=(3+4/4)-1/4      substituting for 4

     x=3+(4/4-1/4)      rearranging grouping

     x=3+(3/4)            simplifying

     x=3 3/4                answer