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Cassius walked 6 tenths of a 3.6-mile trail.a. How many miles did Cassius have left to hike?b. Cameron was 1.3 miles ahead of Cassius. How many miles did Cameron hike already?

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Answer:distance left to hike by cassius is  1.44 miles   Cameron hiked 3.5986 milesStep-by-step explanation:Cassius walked 6/10th of trail of 3.6 mile. Part of the trail remaining = 1 - 6/10 = 4/10 = 2/5 Distance remaining will be  2/5 of 3.6 miles i.e 1.44 miles. Hence distance left to hike by cassius is  1.44 miles   b. Total distance by which Cameron was ahead of cassius =  1.3 miles. Distance left to hike by Cameron = 1.44 miles - 1.3 miles = 0.0014 miles. so, distance hiked by Cameron = 3.6 miles - 0.0014 miles = 3.5986 miles. Cameron hiked 3.5986 miles.