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Joseph runs 2/3 of a mile in 8 minutes. If joseph runs at that speed, how long will it yake him to run a mile?

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He runs 2/3 of a mile in 8 minutes. So, he runs 1/3 of a mile in 4 minutes. He has to run 1/3 of a mile THREE times to run a whole mile. It'll take him 3 times as long to do that, which is 12 minutes.

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