Whitney runs 2 3/4 miles every day. Today she ran 1/2 mile before she stopped for a water break . How many miles does she still have to run ?

Answer 1

To determine the distance left to run, you would need to subtract 1/2 mile from 2 and 3/4 miles.

First convert the mixed number 2 3/4 to its improper form:

2 3/4 = 11/4

Now subtract 1/2 from 11/4 (the least common denominator for these two fractions is 4):

11/4 - 1/2 = 11/4 - 2/4 = 9/4

9/4 is equivalent to 2 and 1/4

She has 2 and 1/4 miles left to run.