Jarrod lives 2 3/4 miles from the swimming pool. He walked 7/8 mile to the library. Then he walked 7/8 mile to the museum. How many more miles does Jarrod need to walk to reach the swimming pool?

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Jarrod needs to walk 1 mile to reach the swimming poolHow to calculate the miles he needs to walk to reach the swimming pool?Given that: He lives 2 3/4 miles from the swimming poolHe walked 7/8 mile to the libraryThen he walked 7/8 mile to the museumThe concept we need here is the addition or subtraction of fractions To determine the miles left, we need to subtract the miles he walked from the miles 2 3/4 miles (since that is the distance from where he lives to the swimming pool)Thus:Miles left = 2 3/4 - 7/8 - 7/8               = 11/4 - 7/8 -7/8              (Note:   2 3/4 = 11/4)               =  8/8 = 1Therefore,  he needs to walk 1 mile to reach the swimming poolLearn more about fractions on:https://brainly.com/question/11562149#SPJ1