Question

The trail is 2763 miles long. It begins in city A and ends in city B. Manfred has hiked two ninths
of the trail before. How many miles has he​ hiked?

Answer 1

Manfred has hiked this before:

$\frac{2}{9}(2763)=614miles$

The reason is simple. 2763 miles represents the whole path, so 2/9 is a fraction of this path.