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the road crew paved 4/6 mile of road in the morning and 2/3 mile in the afternoon how many miles of road did the crew pave

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Answer: 8=x days


Explanation:

(4/5)mile=((1/10)mile)(x days)

Let's cancel units...

(4/5)mile=((1/10)mile)(x days)

4/5=(1/10)x days

Let's proceed to isolate x by multiplying both sides by 10...

(10)(4/5)=(10)(1/10)(x days)

40/5=x days

8=x days

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