Roberto wants to clean up his neighborhood by picking up trash. The total distance around his block is 1 3/4 of a mile. He decides to do this over a two-day period. If he walks 5/8 of a mile on the first day, how far does he need to walk the second day to pick up trash?(1 point)
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To find out how far Roberto needs to walk on the second day, we need to subtract the distance he walked on the first day from the total distance around the block.
The total distance around the block is 1 3/4 of a mile, which can be written as 7/4 of a mile.
On the first day, Roberto walked 5/8 of a mile.
To find out how far he needs to walk on the second day, we can subtract: 7/4 - 5/8.
First, we need to find a common denominator for 4 and 8, which is 8.
Converting 7/4 to have a denominator of 8, we get: 7/4 = 14/8.
Now, we can subtract: 14/8 - 5/8 = 9/8.
So, Roberto needs to walk 9/8 of a mile on the second day to pick up trash.