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Each lap Jeffrey needs to run is one tenth of a mile he wants to run threee fifths of a mile how many laps does he need to run

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Answer:

6 laps

Explanation:

Each lap Jeffrey needs to run is one tenth of a mile he wants to run threee fifths of a mile how many laps does he need to run

One tenth of a mile = 1/0

Three fifths of a mile = 3/5

From the question:

1/10 mile = 1 lap

3/5 mile = x

Cross Multiply

1/10 mile × x = 3/5 mile × 1 lap

x = 3/5 mile × 1 lap/ 1/10 mile

x = 3/5 ÷ 1/10

x = 3/5 × 10/1

x = 6 laps

Therefore, for there fifths of a mile(3/5) he needs to run 6 laps

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