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Molly ran 2/3 of a mile in 8 minutes. If Molly runs at the same speed, how long will it take her to run one mile

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12 minutes to run one mile
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Answer:

It will take 12 minutes

Explanation:

We can use ratio's to solve the problem

2/3 mile 1 miles

------------ = ------------------

8 minutes x minutes


Using cross products

2/3 * x = 8*1

Multiply each side by 3/2 to isolate x

3/2 * 2/3 x = 3/2 * 8

x = 12

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