Josh is hiking Glacier National Park. He has now hiked a total of 17 km and is 2 km short of being 1/2 of the way done with his hike. Write an equation to determine the total length in kilometers (h) of Josh’s hike.

He is 2km short of halfway:
⇒ 17 + 2 = 19 km

He is halfway:
19 x 2 = 38 km

Total distance for the hike = 38km