Question: Richard starts walking from Cincinnati to New York City, which is 70 miles. Richards walks 20 miles the first day. The next day he walks 6 miles less than half as much as he walked the first day. He walks 10 miles the third day. How many miles further does Richard have to walk to be in New York City? Think carefully first, then make a decision:
The second day Richard walks 20 / 2 - 6 = 4 miles. Richard walks 20 + 4 + 10 = 34 total miles. Richard has 70 - 34 = 36 miles further to walk to be in New York City. So the answer is 36.