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  • 22-01-2016
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Jake walks a mile to work. If Jake has already walked two-fifths of a mile, how many more feet must he walk to get to work?

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taskmasters
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  • 22-01-2016

1 mile is equal to 5280 feet.

5/5 - 2/5 = 3/5 of a mile left to walk

3/5m 5280 ft/1m = (3m5280ft)/(51m) = 15840ft/5 = 3158 feet left to walk to get to work. 

Or
5280 feet / 5 = 1056 ft 2 = 2112 ft walked to get to work
5280 - 2112 = 3168 feet left to walk to get to work.

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