Millwood City is constructing a new highway through town. The construction crew can complete 5 3/5 miles of road each month. Can the highway be finished in 8 months? 6 1/2 months have already passed by and so far they have 36 2/5 miles complete.

Question

Thanks! My friend and I are both using Jiskha on this problem right now.

Answer 1

How long will the highway be through town?

http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1360959210

Answer 2

Doesn't say..

Answer 3

The above link gives that information plus the answer.

Answer 4

All right, so the new highway is 54 miles long in total. But I need the answer in a mixed number answer, not a decimal, and I can't quite remember how to turn decimals into fractions...

Answer 5

Yeah... sorta forgot. Long story short, we were absent when we were being taught that.

Answer 6

http://www.webmath.com/dec2fract.html