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?

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To find out how many more miles Trey must run to complete the race, we start by determining the total distance of the race.

Trey has completed \( \frac{1}{4} \) of the race and has run 1.2 miles so far. To find the total distance \( D \) of the race, we can set up the equation:

\[ \frac{1}{4} D = 1.2 \]

To solve for \( D \), we can multiply both sides of the equation by 4:

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

Now that we know the total distance of the race is 4.8 miles, we can find out how much distance remains. Since Trey has completed \( \frac{1}{4} \) of the race, that means he still has \( \frac{3}{4} \) of the race to run.

To find the remaining distance, we can calculate:

\[ \text{Remaining distance} = \frac{3}{4} D = \frac{3}{4} \times 4.8 \]

Calculating that:

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

Thus, the number of additional miles Trey must run to complete the race is:

\[ \boxed{3.6} \text{ miles} \]