Question

Trey is running in a race. He has completed 1/4 of the race so far. He has already run 1.2 miles. How many more miles must Trey run to complete the race?(1 point)
Responses

3.6 miles
3.6 miles

5.2 miles
5.2 miles

0.3 miles
0.3 miles

1.6 miles
1.6 miles
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To determine how many more miles Trey must run to complete the race, first we need to find the total distance of the race.

Since Trey has completed \( \frac{1}{4} \) of the race and has run 1.2 miles, we can set up the equation:

\[ \frac{1}{4} \text{ of Total Distance} = 1.2 \text{ miles} \]

To find the total distance, we can multiply both sides by 4:

\[ \text{Total Distance} = 1.2 \times 4 = 4.8 \text{ miles} \]

Now, we need to find out how much more Trey needs to run. Since he has completed \( \frac{1}{4} \) of the race, he has \( \frac{3}{4} \) of the race left to run. We can calculate \( \frac{3}{4} \) of the total distance:

\[ \frac{3}{4} \text{ of Total Distance} = \frac{3}{4} \times 4.8 \text{ miles} = 3.6 \text{ miles} \]

Therefore, Trey must run 3.6 miles more to complete the race.

Answer: 3.6 miles