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Jim drove 7...

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Jim drove $768$ miles of a $1200$ miles journey. How many more miles does he need to drive to finish his journey?

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The number of miles to drive to finish his journey is given by,

$=$ Total distance $-$ Distance travelled $= 1200 - 768 = 432$ miles

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