Question

Harold is a delivery truck driver. He put 578.25 miles on his truck during the first week of the month. He drove only 412.79 miles in the second week. How many more miles did he drive the first week than the second week?

Answer 1

Answer: Harold drove 165.46 more miles in the first week, then he did in the second.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is simple elementary school subtraction. In the first week of the month, he drove 578.25 miles while in the second he only drove 412.79.

You can look up how to do subtraction by hand online, but after calculating the equation:

$578.25-412.79$, we end up with 165.46.